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How was this kept quiet for so long by Medical Research Council? Unbelievable how in 1969 British Punjabi women, in and around Coventry. They were fed RADIOACTIVE SALTS in 'special chapatis' delivered to them. They were never told, and never asked. The experiments were conducted by the

The call for papers for the 2024 ASEN Conference is out! The theme is Nationalism and Memory and will run from 9th to 11th April 2024 at the University of Edinburgh. All the information, including the call for papers itself, you need is at asen.ac.uk/conference #asen2024

Do be in touch with JACS_Africa to pitch your idea for a panel at the AfricanStudiesUK conference end August 2024, Oxford Brookes University. Popular culture, knowledge networks, language debates, orthography, music, Nollywood and more. asauk.net/journal-of-afr…

It was nice to see you all at the Buddha Vihar. And the artwork is beautiful.

✨CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS✨ We'll be opening our creative submissions window next month from 1-15 November. Dust off your notebooks and docs to prepare to send us your best writing!

We also invite proposals for special guest-edited issues of Wasafiri. Please get in touch with Emily Mercer [email protected] if you are interested in guest editing an issue on a theme within your area of expertise.

Alongside Institute of Historical Research & Royal Historical Society, we're delighted to announce our 4th partner for #HAP24 - Cardiff University, as well as next year's theme: 'Historical Legacies: collecting history, historical collections and community voices’. CfPs open now! More info⤵️ history.ac.uk/news/history-a…

'In his widely-read letters, Sancho’s satirical and biting take on the social mores of his age, its political hypocrisy and downright cruelty, set his writings apart...' Paterson Joseph shares how Ignatius Sancho inspired him to write his own play: bit.ly/3rFBQSu

From handwritten letters to typewritten drafts, scroll our Black literature timeline this #BlackHistoryMonth to see more unique literary manuscripts created by Ignatius Sancho, Andrea Levy, Benjamin Zephaniah and other writers. bl.uk/black-literatu…

if you missed my talk on academic ghosting, or are curious, it’s now uploaded to YouTube. I speak about different cases of ghosting in academia & about what we owe each other (I made the organizer choke up!): Academic Chatter™ #AcademicTwitter m.youtube.com/watch?v=CNTfWC…

Honoured and grateful for the opportunity to represent my Centre for Sikh and Panjabi Studies at the AAR annual meeting at San Antonio, Texas. Thankyou University of Wolverhampton and Dr Opinderjit Kaur Randhawa-Takhar MBE for believing in me and giving me this opportunity. It would have not been possible without your support.

We are looking forward to #MIASA's #IFG9 conference on Sustainable Regional #Peacebuilding in Africa with a keynote by Her Ladyship, Justice Henrietta Mensa- Bonsu, info: ug.edu.gh/mias-africa/ev…

Calling #TravelWriting studies folks! CfP for an upcoming online conference - "Mobility, Virtuality and Transculturality in Travel Literature". Deadline for proposals 20 December.

Final Call! University of Wolverhampton students, it’s your last chance to win a Brighter Futures Grant! Apply by 30 November for your chance to win. #SanUnisBFGs23 Apply here 👉 bit.ly/3GcRA2X

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