School of Humanities Recent news

Recent news, events and blogs from the School of Humanities in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. For all the latest news, information on our course offering and to meet the team, head over to the School of Humanities website. For earlier news and all other University news and blogs, explore our Press Centre pages.

Recent 2025 news

Historian Simon Sandall on the trail of smugglers alongside Robson Green in new TV series

History PhD student organises conference on gender and agency

Creative Writing graduate launches comedy podcast

MA Cultural Heritage and Resource Management student creates interactive map of threatened heritage sites in his native Zimbabwe

Humanities academics run sell-out events for Winchester Heritage Open Days

Modern History Research Centre conference explores love-hate relationship between UK and Argentina

Ancient, Classical, and Medieval Studies students gain places at prestigious summer schools in Greece and Rome

Philosophy student student shares powerful message of hope at book launch

Recent 2025 blogs

A brief archaeology of the horror story, a Halloween blog by Katy 'Spooky' Soar

My experiences with juggling research and caring commitments, by PhD student Susan Birch

 

Image top: Classical historian Dr Carey Fleiner demonstrating ancient spinning and weaving techniques at the 2023 Being Human Café in Winchester, part of the of annual Being Human Festival.