Inventions des Lumière, père & fils
D’autres inventions ont suivi et ont été brevetées : la concurrence n’était pas moindre qu’aujourd’hui. Plus...
Antoine Lumière (1840-1911)
From the Shelves of HESA Towers (II)
The End of the Heisei Era
Bristol University to confront its links with the slave trade
A new academic role will investigate its history after estimates that 85% of original funding came from slavery. More...
‘Academic vandalism’ – unique archive of the Troubles under threat
The Conflict Archive on the Internet (Cain) website, based in Derry, has taken two decades to build up an unrivalled encyclopaedic digital record of the conflict. It includes oral histories, election results, political memorabilia, public records, bibliographies and the names and details of more than 3,600 Troubles-related killings in Northern Ireland, Ireland, the UK and continental Europe. More...
Cambridge university to study how it profited from colonial slavery
Two full-time post-doctoral researchers based in the university’s Centre of African Studies will conduct the inquiry to uncover the university’s historical links with the slave trade. More...
Bobby the banged-up bank robber steals the show – Happy Birthday OU review
From school drop-outs to prison swots, the Open University has educated all-comers for 50 years, posting out flatpacks that would make Ikea blush. Pity the BBC threw this party for itself, not them. More...