Sheffield events

Universities today are constantly finding new and exciting ways of engaging with the world beyond the campus. Overall, new impetus to work with partners outside the university and members of the public is a good

A few months ago, on the recommendation of a friend with a far more cultivated musical taste than I could ever pretend to possess, I went down to Sheffield’s Endcliffe Park to hear Pete David

Beyond the Bailey is a project that I set up with the assistance of Sheffield's Practical Public Engagement  module. It began with a creative writing workshop in which participants were introduced to online historical archives,

As well as being a catchy double entendre, the title of this blog is also something of a manifesto: History Matters. It’s something I and my Sheffield colleagues (and many others, both within and beyond

Introduction, by Matthew Kerry Historians are often uncomfortable with dealing with the recent past. They are perhaps even more wary about using the past to look towards the future. In a recent talk (full video

Introduction, by Abdel Razzaq Takriti As part of his current visit to Palestine and Israel, President Obama has stated that there "must be a strong and secure Jewish state". Viewed through a longue durée prism,