by katythompson | May 17, 2019 | Research Projects
The Institute of English Studies are proud to announce Senior Research Fellow Michelle Brown has been awarded a prestigious Leverhulme Emeritus Fellowship. We asked Michelle to tell us about her plans....
by katythompson | Mar 11, 2019 | Research Projects
This guest post was written by Patricia Lovett, a tutor on the Palaeography Summer School (10-14 June 2019).The London International Palaeography Summer School is a series of intensive courses in Palaeography and Manuscript Studies. Courses range from a half to two...
by chrisa | Nov 16, 2016 | Collaborations, Research Projects
Cynthia Johnston In preparation for a series of broadcasts for BBC Radio Lancaster’s Museums’ Week in November, I visited the Harris Museum and Art Gallery in Preston last week. The Harris holds a spectacular collection of rare books comprised of several...
by chrisa | Apr 6, 2016 | Research Projects
Ben Weiner is a freelance consultant in information design and software development, and a letterpress printer. The Blackburn Museum, home to a large collection of materials from industrialist R.E. Hart, participated in the ‘Cotton to Gold: Extraordinary...
by chrisa | Aug 13, 2014 | Ministry of Information
The ‘A Publishing and Communication History of the Ministry of Information’ project team are delighted to confirm their involvement in the Being Human 2014. This post by Dr Henry Irving explains what can be expected. Being Human is the UK’s first national festival of...
by chrisa | Jun 24, 2014 | Ministry of Information
The Ministry of Information (MOI) is the focus of a major AHRC-funded research project being undertaken by Professor Simon Eliot of the Institute of English Studies in collaboration with Paul Vetch of the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London. On...
