UCL Social & Historical Sciences
@UCLSocHistSci
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Our interests span the globe, as we study the social, economic, political, cultural & environmental processes that have shaped the world over time.
Bloomsbury, London, UK
Joined January 2021
๐ข Weโre now on LinkedIn! Follow UCL Social & Historical Sciences for: ๐น Research highlights ๐น Faculty news ๐น Events & lectures ๐น Ways to get involved ๐ https://t.co/gbSKyzjxQG
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.@uclarchaeology @UCLSocHistSci welcomed a delegation from @fudanuniversity and the Shanghai Federation of Social Science Associations for a workshop in Archaeology, History & Heritage in the context of Climate Change and Green Transitions. A great exchange of ideasโand gifts!
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Did you know the 'absolute unit' meme was created in 2018 by @UCLSocHistSci alum @AdamKoszary (UCL Museum Studies MA 2012)? The meme, now on display at the @MediaMuseum, is an example of how internet culture can create second, unexpected lives for images.
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The meme is the first "digital-born object" to go on show at the National Science and Media Museum.
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๐ Love Your Planet 2025 ๐๏ธ 17 Feb 2025 | 9:30 AMโ6:00 PM Book your place and be part of the solution! Letโs turn awareness into action and create real impact for our planet. ๐ฑ๐ก ๐
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Join us on 17 February to be part of the solution! Together, let's transform awareness into action & make a tangible impact on our planet.
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The @wolfsonfdn is offering three postgraduate research scholarships for UCL Social & Historical Sciences students in 2025/26, focusing on history, literature, and languages. Academics can nominate students by Friday, 31 January 2025: https://t.co/g5IloFTgrR
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The deadline for the Research Opportunity Scholarship at UCL ends today๐ข Exclusively for BAME applicants, the scholarship offers full financial support and a skills development programme to postgraduate research students ๐ ๐Apply now!
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UCL's Research Opportunity Scholarship (UCL-ROS) supports Black, Asian, and minority ethnic postgraduate research degree students at the start of their academic career.
Meet Shodona!๐ Shodona is a Research Opportunity Scholar at UCL studying for a PhD in Political Science! This has been a great source of encouragement and a way to practice being present and enjoy the PhD journey with its challenges. Apply now!๐ https://t.co/tRowYmY75B
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๐ข One week left! Join us on 15 January for Professor Eloise Marais's insights on pollution and regulation at her Inaugural Lecture. See you there! ๐ฑโจ #UCLGeography #InauguralLecture
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New series of #DiggingForBritain now on iPlayer. Catch us, at Norton, in episode one! Featuring our brilliant students, Prof Kevin MacDonald and Dr Murray Andrews (and of course the Roman Horse of Norton ๐ด) ๐ฑ
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Featuring the most incredible grave goods ever found on Digging for Britain, a strange Roman sarcophagus filled with plaster and an intriguing medieval coin hoard.
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The UCL Institute of the Americas is delighted to host Leverhulme Visiting Professor, Jacqueline Behrend. Join us for the first of two engaging and thought-provoking lectures: https://t.co/aQeXo7TS1Y
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Today we publish a new report which analyses the Temporary Protection Directive and the uncertainty hanging over six million displaced Ukrainians, which sets out recommendations to improve outcomes for those affected. https://t.co/RWJr691LHy
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New report explores the application of the Temporary Protection Directive, and the uncertainty hanging over six million displaced Ukrainians
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Well done to Dr @AndrewSeaton @UCLHistory for being shortlisted for this amazing prize, which is a tremendous achievement in itself ๐๐๐ and many, many congratulations to the winner, Joya Chatterji ๐ฅณ
And that's a wrap! Congratulations to the winner of the 2024 #WolfsonHistoryPrize, Joya Chatterji, for her book Shadows at Noon: The South Asian Twentieth Century, and to the brilliant shortlisted authors listed below:
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Join Essi Viding, #mentalhealth & #wellbeing PVP, at the Catalyst Seminar on Children & Young Peopleโs Mental Health! ๐๏ธ 11 Dec | 1:00 - 2:15pm ๐ Topic: Whatโs unique about students' mental health & how they navigate support services? ๐ Book now: https://t.co/I0CrO8JtRm
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"There is a community of experts willing to teach, and students willing to learn." We explore the role universities can play in reforming prison education, and the goals of a new educational initiative launched by Dr Caroline Parker (@UCLSocialData). https://t.co/5xbxedU5fo
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With a prison system in crisis, the UCL Centre for Education and Criminal Justice explores what the United Kingdom can learn from successful international prison-based higher educational initiatives
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Congratulations and good luck to our student, Josh Mandel and the @ucl team ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ๐ฅณ You can cheer on Josh and the UCL team in their round against @LSEnews tonight at 20:30GMT on BBC Two๐บ #UniversityChallenge
We LOVED watching our MA United States Studies student, Josh Mandel, in UCL's last performance against St Andrews in University Challenge. The next round airs tonight, 20:30GMT on BBC Two. We're up against LSE, so this one's a derby! https://t.co/N98gwi0yID
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The same day @UCL visited @PKU1898, a PKU delegation visited us in London. ๐ฌ๐ง ๐จ๐ณ Welcomed by Prof David Coen (@uclspp), they met with @UCLBrainScience, @UCLSocHistSci, and @IOE_London to discuss strengthening collaborations. A perfectly timed exchange! ๐ #UCLandChina
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@ucl #GenerationOne Podcast season 5 episode 3 โUnpacking COP29: Financing the futureโ is out now with @SimonChinYee and @pritiparikh73 discussing the failure of #COP29
https://t.co/N3wBWcNeYT
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๐ Students' Global Opportunities Spotlight ๐ฎ๐ณ As part of our India trip, meet Drashti (@UCLSoM) and Izaskun (@uclspp), who gained hands-on insights into social impact and sustainable development during internships with @ril_foundation โก๏ธ https://t.co/GeipocvuHD
#UCLandIndia
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Itโs Disability Awareness Month! Be sure to access Careers resources and events designed to support our disabled and neurodivergent students enter the job market and thrive in the workplace. Check out @uclcareers' blogpost: https://t.co/D0I1niF5hq
#FutureFridays
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Register your place at a Sandpit for the Grand Challenge of Climate Crisis Pump-Priming Call UCL staff can now sign up for our sandpits for each of the three themes (#Food #Security, #Climate & #Sustainable #Aviation). Running in Nov & Dec 2024. https://t.co/CvTV56HPsQ
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Donโt miss our MA Legal & Political Theory Virtual Event tomorrow, 20 Nov! Meet Programme Director Dr @HelenCoverdale, connect with current students, and join an interactive Q&A to get all your questions answered. Register here๐#Politics #postgraduate
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Join us for an exclusive virtual event and take the first step in your academic journey
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