School of History and Archaeology

Date: 8 November 2023 16:30-18:00

Location: St. Alphege Buildings 202 and on Teams

Organizer: Modern History Research Centre (MHRC)

Speakers: Dr Graciela Iglesias-Rogers (University of Winchester) and Conor Mark Jameson (author, RSPB)

This year marks the 120-anniversary of the publication of a book hailed as a ‘highly influential rural classic’. It was penned by William Henry Hudson (1841-1922), the wildlife activist considered to be the world’s first literary environmentalist. 

Date: 22 November 2023, 16:30-18:00

Location: St. Alphege Buildings 202 and on Teams

Organizer: Modern History Research Centre (MHRC)

Speaker: Dr Thomas Rath (UCL)

After WWII, atomic agriculture exerted great appeal. Scientists around the world tried to use radiation to hone research, improve seeds, eradicate pests, and fight hunger. In this talk organized by the Modern History Research Centre (MHRC), Dr Thomas Rath will examine this neglected history through an exploration of the international campaign against a notorious pest: the "screwworm" fly, whose flesh-eating larvae kill livestock, wild mammals, and occasionally humans.

Date: Wednesday 6 December 2023, 16:30-18:00

Location: St. Alphege Buildings 202 and on Teams

Organizer: Modern History Research Centre (MHRC)

Speaker: Dominic Hodgson (University of Winchester)

Medicine, it has been said, progressed more in the four years of the First World War than at any other time. In the early stages, antiquated care and ill-preparedness resulted in many deaths from delayed surgery following lengthy transfers, inadequate initial wound care, rudimentary anaesthetic techniques and understanding of the physiological consequences of injuries.