UCL Faculty of Social & Historical Sciences Blog - Latest posts
Transformations: Editing Life in a Day
Life In A Day is a documentary that captures the day of July 25th, 2020 from a global angle.
Poetry for Better Futures
What do you think of when you hear the word “poetry”? Perhaps you picture Wordsworth marvelling at his yellow flowers, or the Insta-poet Rupi Kaur and her viral Tumblr-esque words.
How To Be a Critic
Rachel Aroesti, a freelance journalist gave UCL students a masterclass on how to be a critic.
How to speak so others will listen
Gain an insight into the work of TEDx and the process of giving a TEDx talk.
Taming Dragons – a Glimpse Behind the Scenes in the publishing Industry
An exciting event about the publishing industry for the Back to the Future programme.
Writing Your World
The Back to the Future Summer programme opened with this exciting event.
Art Deco: A Literary Style?
Professor Maria Rubins’ inaugural lecture explored the concept, one which she herself coined, of Art Deco literature.
How can Creative Health and Social Prescribing support health equity?
Esme Elsden, UCL Doctoral Candidate, reviews Prof Helen Chatterjee’s UCL East Lecture on the role creative health & social prescribing have in reducing health inequalities.
Rediscovering a love for reading: how to make time to read more as a student
Evie, a second year UCL English student, shares her advice on how to make time for leisure reading.
10 things I wish I knew before starting university
Annabelle (second year UCL English student) shares 10 things she wishes she had known before starting her degree.
My First Thanksgiving at UCL
Isabelle, second year UCL English student, reminisces about her first Thanksgiving experience in her first year at UCL.
A day in the life of a student in lockdown
Annabelle Brand, second year UCL English student, takes us through a typical day in lockdown life.
How to improve your CV during lockdown
Quarantine has provided us all with a surprisingly large amount of time. But how to fill it?
The Wellbeing Series
Our current students share their advice on how to look after your wellbeing and the importance of self-care during these challenging times.
Inaugural Lecture: A Journey through the World of Jewish Languages
Professor Lily Kahn’s inaugural lecture, “A Journey through the World of Jewish languages” was a fascinating tour of the history of Jewish languages from all corners of the world.
Inaugural Lecture: The Future in Retrospect: Land Art to the Moon and back
On a wet and windy evening on in November I made my way UCL's Gustave Tuck Lecture Theatre to join Joy Sleeman for her inaugural lecture The Future in Retrospect: Land Art to the Moon and back.
Inaugural Lecture: Translation as Microhistory
How do translations reflect the contemporary political landscape and transnational relations and what role do translations play in recording history?