‘Mumpsimus’, 16th century: one who insists that they are right (or wronged) when all evidence points to the contrary.

#OnThisDay 1944: Actor Richard Todd took part in Operation Tonga on what is now known as D-Day. 60 years on in 2004, he revisited his landing site in Normandy, returned to Pegasus Bridge and reflected on his experience of war.

June is always the best time to visit Paris - & enjoyed some wonderful Beckett Unbound Festival performances Centre Culturel Irlandais

Update: As part of our wider responsive mode transition, we will pause the AHRC Follow on Fund after the current round (Round 4) closes, to review the scheme. To give applicants more time, we've extended the Round 4 deadline to 18 July 2024. More info: orlo.uk/LYj7o

CFP: Gender and Warfare Workshop 📢 PhD and postdocs from various disciplines are encourage to present their research on gender and warfare. . Aix Marseille Université, France . 02/10/2024-03/10/2024 . Application deadline: 01/08/2024 For more info: hsozkult.de/event/id/event…

All of us at Liverpool University Press are sorry to learn of the passing of Professor Robert Lee. Robert was a pioneer in his field of research whose deep appreciation for history, nature, and the city of Liverpool, was profound. He will be missed by many.

With the UK General Election fast approaching, the youth vote stands as a powerful yet often underrepresented force. We sat down with Professor Andrew Russell from our Liv Uni Politics to discuss key issues surrounding young voters 🗳️ #GeneralElection2024

With the outcome of the #GeneralElection2024 clear, two of our experts Dr Andrew S. Roe-Crines & @StuartWilksHeeg from Liv Uni Politics share their thoughts on the results for The Conversation ⬇️ theconversation.com/tory-wipeout-d…

France 🤝 Jordan Pickford Keeping out le Pen

A nice opportunity for early-career (within 8 years of PhD completion!) historians of modern Europe - Durham has a 24-month Career Development Fellowship in Modern European History which looks good jobs.ac.uk/job/DIS597/car…

Can't believe I won this! 🤯🥳🥳

My son went to the running club with Max Burgin in Halifax a few years ago so we’re all fans - amazing he made the final esp considering his season. 👏

Our Clearing course list is live! Search and apply for available undergraduate courses. Once you've found a course, you can start your application and submit it from 8am tomorrow. Apply now ➡️ liverpool.ac.uk/clearing/

A massive congratulations to all our new #TeamLivUni students who have received the news that they're joining us today! 💙   Your next chapter starts now! We can't wait to welcome you - find out more about your Liverpool Welcome here 🎉 - liverpool.ac.uk/welcome/ #ResultsDay2024

Here’s University of Liverpool Humanities & Social Sciences @ Uni of Liverpool own Chris Pearson - talking about his fantastic Wellcome project.

Throwback to University of Liverpool in the 70's! Students gathering around The Cambridge - not much has changed, has it? 🎓 #throwback #livuni

Great news for #WW1 scholars! Routledge Books has just published "The Routledge History of the First World War," featuring contributions from many of our 1914-1918-online authors. Explore this comprehensive work here: routledge.com/The-Routledge-…

Exciting news! University of Liverpool’s Garstang Museum is partnering with National Museums Liverpool on a project to catalogue the vast Garstang archaeological collection, spread across 100+ museums worldwide. They have been awarded £585K from the Arts and Humanities Research Council RICHeS programme. More ➡ news.liverpool.ac.uk/2024/10/01/joi…

🚨 We've got big news! National Museums Liverpool has received planning approval to redevelop International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum. Both museums will close in early 2025 to begin this exciting next stage of the #WaterfrontTransformationProject ✨ More info → liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/planning-appro…

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