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Humanities & Social Sciences, UoL
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News from the Humanities & Social Sciences Faculty at the University of Liverpool. Monitored 9am-5pm Mon-Fri.

https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-and-social-sciences/
Numbers mean nothing now, but next up for our #AcademicAdvent is Dr Ricardo Ribeiro Ferreira, a @leverhulme.ac.uk Early Career Fellow from @commmedia.bsky.social, whose work explore how journalism can aid or resist authoritarianism www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
December 8, 2025 at 2:31 PM
☃️ Open up door number 5 on our #AcademicAdvent and join a world of 18th century refinery and poise. Let Dr @hillaryburlock.bsky.social take you on whirl around the etiquette of Georgian assembly rooms and indulge your Austenesque dreams theconversation.com/inside-the-r...
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 AM
And lo! the office Christmas tree has arrived! Majestic, we're sure you'll agree (thanks again, Norway). Don't be fooled by the tin of Roses though, it's what the deccies are kept in. Chizz chizz.
December 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
You can also learn more about Vera's vital work protecting international journalists' safety in our blog 📖 and podcast 🎧 here: www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
December 4, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Opening up door no3 on our #AcademicAdvent, and who should we find? It's Dr Amal Abu-Bakare @nawalabu72.bsky.social, who we are very lucky to have at the Faculty as a lecturer in the politics of race and decolonial studies. Meet Amal and her exciting research here www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
December 3, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🎁 Who's this behind window no. 2 for our #AcademicAdvent? Why, it's the festively-named Dr Holly Tessler, here to tell us all about the Fab Four elves themselves (The Beatles), and their impact on local and global heritage.
www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Fa-la-la-la-la! Yes, it's our ever popular & traditional #AcademicAdvent (we have never done this before), where we highlight the work of Faculty researchers throughout December. First up, meet Dr Sophie Jones and explore 👑 loyalty in Revolution-era America www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
December 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
You can also meet the authors at a special event celebrating this triple book launch, hosted by @heritageinstitute.bsky.social on 1 December in the swanky Victoria Gallery & Museum.
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
📚 Like Puffin Club book day in school but for grown ups, here's our latest 'books of the month', featuring works on Indian cities, West African colonial architecture, and migrant heritage in the UK:
news.liverpool.ac.uk/2025/11/25/n...
#BookSky
November 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
⚽ PGR student Omar is turning his passion for football into an academic career. Where could your PhD take you? Our colleagues @uolhsspgr.bsky.social can help make dreams a reality www.liverpool.ac.uk/humanities-a...
November 25, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Coming up on Dec 5, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social and three distinguished scholars for this fascinating event exploring the rich Chinese heritage and contemporary cultural practice (in-person event). Register for 'Perspectives of Chinese Heritage' here www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 AM
📚 Coming up on On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch celebration.

Featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK, meet the authors and enjoy music and sweet treats too! 🍬
www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 AM
❄️ It's Abrrrrrr-cromby Square out there this morning. Wrap up warm and perhaps have a hot chocolate later? You deserve it. ❄️
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 AM
@heritageinstitute.bsky.social visiting scholar Professor Wolney Unes recently shared an update on the revitalization of the Ruins of São José da Boa Morte in Cachoeiras de Macacu, Brazil, plus internship opportunities for UoL students at the site www.liverpool.ac.uk/heritage-ins...
November 20, 2025 at 2:09 PM
📚 On 1 Dec, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social for a triple book launch featuring new works on Indian cities, African architecture, and migrant culture in the UK.

In person at @victoriagallery.bsky.social at 1pm

www.eventbrite.com/e/a-book-lau...

#BookSky 🔖
November 18, 2025 at 9:01 AM
In our latest podcast meet Xiaoxue, Alessia, Christoph, and Sang Hee, previous PhD students at the Acoustics Research Unit, and find out how its unique academic philosophy and esprit de corps helped shaped their lives and careers creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
#AcademicSky
November 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Tinseltown in the rain... South Campus shines even when the sun doesn't.
#Rain
November 14, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Amal also featured in our 'researcher in focus' podcast, talking about work using anti-colonial International Relations theory to explore how racial thinking affects life and death in the context of counterterrorism, migration-security, and political discourse.
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Making the move from industry to student to academic, meet @liverpooluni.bsky.social Post-Graduate Research student Malika and see what she loves about working with @uolhsspgr.bsky.social
#PhDSky
November 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
👂 The Acoustic Research Unit in @sotauol.bsky.social is a world-leading dept whose work shapes our experiences of the built environment. In this month's 'researcher in focus' podcast, meet the past PhD students whose lives were changed by its unique philosophy
creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🈚 On Dec 5, join @heritageinstitute.bsky.social and three distinguished scholars for this fascinating event exploring the rich Chinese heritage and contemporary cultural practice (in-person event) www.eventbrite.com/e/perspectiv...
November 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Take your research career to the next level with us. Our prestigious five-year fellowships are now open (with a permanent post at the end). If you have a compelling vision for harnessing the power of AI for research, we want to hear from you. All the details here www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/fel...
November 10, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Good morning from Abercromby Scare...
#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:04 AM
PhD student Naeema is researching skin-lightening products in India. Learn about her work and why she chose to study with @uolhsspgr.bsky.social at the Faculty...
October 29, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Fancy joining us at UoL? Our prestigious five-year fellowships are now open (with a permanent post at the end). If you have a compelling vision for harnessing the power of AI for research, we want to hear from you. Get all the details here, and we'll see you soon!
www.liverpool.ac.uk/research/fel...
October 24, 2025 at 8:21 AM