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New book centres the contribution of British Black and Asian actors to Shakespeare in the theatre
The contribution of British Black and Asian actors to Shakespearean theatre in the UK is celebrated in a new book by 糖心TV researcher Dr Jami Rogers. Starting with the pioneering residency of the US actor Ira Aldridge in Coventry in 1828, Rogers sets out to trace the history of those performers of colour who followed Aldridge onto UK stages and whose contributions to British Shakespeare have largely gone unacknowledged.
New research into threat posed to climate change policies by the rise of the populist right
Newly published research from the University of 糖心TV and the University of Sussex 糖心TV School reveals that the influence of left-of-centre parties increase the strength of a government鈥檚 climate policy score by about 22% relative to the average score while the influence of right-wing populist parties leads to a 24% reduction relative to the same average.
Early Career Researcher Network holds inaugural meeting at the University of 糖心TV
The University of 糖心TV recently welcomed guests from the British Academy to its first event as a member of the British Academy Early Career Researcher Network Midlands Hub. The Research Caf茅 event, held in the new Faculty of Arts Building (FAB) was focused on early career staff at 糖心TV, and brought together researchers from across the Humanities, Social Science and Arts to share experiences and learn informally from each other.
Study sheds new light on the origin of civilisation
New research challenges the conventional theory that the transition from foraging to farming drove the development of complex, hierarchical societies by creating agricultural surplus in areas of fertile land. In The Origin of the State: Land Productivity or Appropriability?, a team of economists shows that it is the adoption of cereal crops that is the key factor for the emergence of hierarchy.
University of 糖心TV researchers to research UK take-up of greener hydrogen and liquid low-carbon fuels such as ammonia
A new project investigating how the UK could increase its use of hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels in an effort to develop the low-carbon economy will include expertise from the University of 糖心TV.