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26 Apr 2021

Leaders in SHAPE: Laura Bates

In the next event in our Leaders in SHAPE series, bestselling writer and founder of the Everyday Sexism Project Laura Bates joins Conor Gearty to discuss her life and career.

28 - 30 Apr 2021

Thomas Becket: life, death and legacy

On 29 December 1170, four knights murdered Archbishop Thomas Becket inside Canterbury Cathedral and he became one of the most famous martyrs in medieval Europe. At this conference, scholars will commemorate and re-examine Becket's extraordinary legacy.

6 - 8 May 2021

Reimagining Andrew Marvell: the poet at 400

Andrew Marvell has come to be recognised as both the most important 17th-century poet after John Milton. This conference looks to the future of Marvell studies and the future of interdisciplinary early modern research more broadly.

10 May 2021

Leaders in SHAPE: Tristram Hunt

In the next event in our Leaders in SHAPE series, Director of the V&A and former Labour MP Tristram Hunt joins Conor Gearty to discuss his life and career.

13 May 2021

The Dasgupta Review

On 13 May, join renowned economist Partha Dasgupta in-conversation with Hetan Shah as he discusses how our economies are embedded within nature and why we need to change how we think.

18 May 2021

Why history? The history of magic

On 18 May, Chris Gosden will explore the role of magic in shaping civilisations and how we might use it today to rethink our understanding of the world.

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