Two centuries on, experts unlock secrets of Red Sea and Gulf of Aden sailing chart
Experts have unlocked secrets hidden for two hundred years in a beautiful navigational chart made for 18th century seafarers negotiating the...
Arts & Culture
New research project to uncover the historical legacy of UK film societies
The unheralded role that film societies and community cinemas have played in shaping our national film culture is to be...
Poetry expert reconstructs the lost verse of Jacob Bronowski
A groundbreaking new book that unearths the poetry of legendary polymath Jacob Bronowski has been published thanks to the remarkable...
New research reveals motion sickness is not a modern phenomenon
New historical research has found that early stagecoach passengers were as concerned with motion sickness as they were with the...
Scholar wins literary prize for book on the history of French women in classical studies
A researcher and expert on the intellectual and literary history of early modern France has been awarded a prestigious scholarly...
Obsession with Taylor Swift and pregnancy reveals parallels with extremist gender narratives
Contemporary culture’s ‘obsession’ with Taylor Swift’s relationships and whether she is or isn’t pregnant has parallels with the rigid gender...
Archaeologist helps to create coffee-table guidebook for Stonehenge
A University archaeologist has played a leading role in the creation of a lavish new book telling the story of...
Earth Day 2026: Hello, World: The Pre-History of ‘Views from Nowhere’
By Professor Jason David Hall Just in time for this year’s Earth Day (22 April), we have a reminder of...
Lost seal of Edward the Confessor found after being missing for 40 years
An 11th-century Anglo-Saxon seal belonging to Edward the Confessor has been rediscovered more than 40 years after being declared lost....