The following post is by Rebecca Brookes, a graduate of the University of Manchester’s History MA program and the 2017 recipient of the University Distinguished Achievement Award. Here, Brookes reflects on some of the methodological challenges and rewards of creating inclusive histories of Trans communities in the NorthWest. When I started the MA History…
Month: February 2018
History invites applications for two postdoctoral Presidential Fellows
We welcome applications for two new postdoctoral Presidential Fellows in History at the University of Manchester. Closing date 3 April 2018. Environmental History ( HUM-011350) http://www.brightest-minds.manchester.ac.uk History seeks to appoint a Presidential Fellow specialising in environmental history. Environmental history is a growing area of research that seeks to understand how people have understood, shaped and been…
Remembering Lancashire’s ‘lost lake’ on world wetlands day
by John Morgan Today is world wetlands day. On 2 February 1971, 170 countries signed the Ramsar International Convention on Wetlands, dedicated to the ‘conservation and wise use of all wetlands’. The anniversary has become a global day of celebration and awareness raising, drawing attention to the vital role wetlands play in the health of…
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