News from 2024
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SSH trip to China
SSH Director of Global Engagement, Dr Ali Bilgic, and Lecturer in Communication and Media, Dr Taeyoung Kim, made a two-week trip to China in April.
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School of Social Sciences and Humanities achieves success in the Complete University Guide 2025
The School of Social Sciences and Humanities has achieved some outstanding subject rankings in the Complete University Guide 2025.
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School of Social Sciences and Humanities Success in Global QS ranking
The School of Social Sciences and Humanities has reinforced its global reputation for academic excellence with its performance in the QS World University Rankings by Subject 2024, announced today.
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Building partnerships in India
Prof James Stanyer and Dr Vaclav Stetka (Communication and Media) have recently visited higher education institutions in India to discuss potential research and teaching partnerships
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SSH postgraduate courses in China
On 7 March, with the coordination with Global Engagement Office, SSH met counsellors from United Kingdom Education Council (UKEC).
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Medieval women used informal social networks to share health problems and medical advice – just as we do today
In the medieval period, medical science was still dominated by the ancient writings of Hippocrates from the fifth century and Galen of Pergamon from the second century. Research has shown that women were increasingly being taken seriously as healers and as bearers of wisdom about women’s bodies and health. But despite this, men were preferred while women faced restrictions.
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Letters and embroidery allowed medieval women to express their ‘forbidden’ emotions
Medieval Europe was a place of great emotional incontinence. So much so that historian Johan Huizinga claimed: “Modern man has no idea of the unrestrained extravagance of the medieval heart.”
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Serious doubts raised over WhatsApp’s misinformation strategy – new report
Personal messaging users have varying interpretations of the tags ‘forwarded’ and ‘forwarded many times,’ leading to the potential spread of misinformation, according to a new report.
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Geography and IRPH building renamed after Emeritus Professor Morag Bell
Colleagues from the University came together in celebration of Professor Morag Bell, previous Pro Vice-Chancellor for Teaching and Emeritus Professor of Cultural Geography, as the E building was officially renamed the Morag Bell Building.
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Should I have children? Why society’s idealisation of motherhood benefits no one
Dr Pragya Agarwal explores society's expectations of motherhood.