Passionate about communications? Hearing the Voice are hiring!

Are you passionate about communicating with diverse audiences about research into human experience? Have you got experience in organising events, as well as working on newsletters, social media, print and online publications? Would you enjoy being part of a diverse and dynamic team, whose members are constantly looking for ways to engage people in new...

Introducing the Renaissance Hub

The Renaissance Hub is a new online magazine, run by Durham postgraduate researchers, that explores the rich and varied tapestry of Renaissance literature, philosophy and art. Rachel Ashcroft, who founded the website with the support of assistant editor Abigail Richards, explains how and why the wheels got turning on this venture. Impact is a word that...

Job Opportunity: Research Assistant (The Hero Project, AHRC)

A part-time (3.5 hours per week) Research Assistant is sought to join the team of ‘The Hero Project’, a one-year research project funded by an AHRC Developmental Award, within the ‘Care for the Future’ theme. You will work with Principal Investigator Dr. Abbie Garrington (Durham), assisting in the delivery of the project, an interdisciplinary investigation...

The Importance of Being Interesting

In this guest post, Oliver Tearle, editor of the Interesting Literature blog, explains how and why literary research can be made interesting to a wider audience. D. H. Lawrence was fond of climbing mulberry trees in the nude to stimulate his imagination. Virginia Woolf and the Bloomsbury Group once convinced the Royal Navy they were...