Final call for @UCLAlumni, staff & others to share memories, stories, objects or archives for our book on #Student life in #London since 1826 @SamBlaxland. We’ve had an amazing response to date with new materials donated to @UCLSpecCol: ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

Who were @ucl’s first Chinese students?

In the latest #PorticoMagazine, @IOE_London's @ProfGinaB and Dr Jenny Bond reveal what they've learnt through the Generation UCL project about the first Chinese students who came to UCL.

Find out more: bit.ly/3Y1jwzg

IOE’s Drama Studio has been renamed Punnett Hall in honour of Margaret Punnett, Vice-Principal of the London Day Training College (LDTC) from 1902-33.

The LDTC was established in 1902 before becoming the Institute of Education in 1932. #WeAreIOE

New article by @IOE_London academics @ProfGinaB & Jenny Bond about the early days of Chinese #student life in London for @UCLAlumni magazine magazine.ucl.ac.uk/who-were-ucls-…

Student bedrooms across time, @UCLAlumni magazine article by @ProfGinaB. See the photos featured in the Octagon exhibition, which has only two months left to run @IOE_London @UCLSpecColl magazine.ucl.ac.uk/living-and-lea…

The Gen UCL team @ProfGinaB & @SamBlaxland visited @School_Pharmacy archives yesterday to use its excellent collection of student publications & society minute books ahead of #WorldPharmacistsDay2024 & our final research push @UCLSpecColl @UCLAlumni ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/sep/…

@TheUnionUCL during the sad duty of clearing my late sister's house I found this photo belonging to my father, William Duncan Parker (1919-94) (Chemistry at UCL 1938-40). He was a sprinter of some ability and I have marked where he managed to appear in the picture three times!

a chance to peep inside @UCLArtMuseum
Flaxman Sculpture Gallery: University College London (heritageopendays.org.uk)

#sculpture #heritage #johnflaxman

Book now for 'Oral Histories of Institutions & Communities' @UCLSpecColl, where our Assistant Archivist Emily will be speaking on #oralhistory in Higher Education archives

Thursday 12th September @ 1pm @ucl

eventbrite.co.uk/e/oral-histori…

The SHS is dismayed by proposals at Goldsmiths, University of London, to make further redundancies in their History Department, including the convenors of the MA Black British History, @AbenaKJohn, and of the MA Queer History, @JustinBengry.

Statement: socialhistory.org.uk/2024/08/09/soc…

If you're in London, pop down to the Octagon Gallery, Wilkins Building for 'Generation UCL: 200 Years of Student Life in London'.

Curated by @ProfGinaB (@IOE_London), the exhibition highlights aspects of student life throughout @ucl's history 👇 bit.ly/46kGFR0

📝 NEW BLOG POST

University life in the aftermath of war: Interwar Poland in the European context
@ProfGinaB @IOE_London @NorthumbriaHist

Read here: bera.ac.uk/blog/universit…

Bypass adoption requirement criteria and buy a baby from abroad instead.

Surely all children should have the same safeguarding standards applied to all forms of state sanctioned parenthood?

#surrogacy

New on our blog: @Wendy_W_Z explores stories from behind the scenes in the Grant Museum
blogs.ucl.ac.uk/museums/2024/0…

Delighted to announce new report into #student life in central & Eastern Europe 1919-1923 by @ActivismHistory Daniel Laqua & IOE_London’s @ProfGinaB has been published by @BERANews Result of BERA small grant #histed bera.ac.uk/publication/re…

Places still available for event on #archives of youth charities at @CadburyRL in Birmingham 18 June marking transfer of @UKYouth records eventbrite.co.uk/e/archives-and…

Pleased to welcome Jezebel to @ucl campus - a 1916 fire engine maintained as a lab @imperialcollege students’ union mascot, and stolen by UCL students at least once in 1959 @TheUnionUCL @UCLSpecColl

Next Wednesday (22nd May) myself and @amywok1 are hosting a virtual writing session from 3pm-5pm in our capacity as @socialhistsoc PGR reps. If you’re a PGR and interested in joining us, then please get in touch for the Zoom link!

I’m looking for someone to do some work for me in the University of Essex (Colchester) archives for a few days over the summer. Ideal for a phd student. I pay well and on time. If you know anyone or are that person, @, DM or email me!