FACULTY OF SOCIAL AND HISTORICAL SCIENCES

The Institute of Archaeology currently has a vacancy for a Research Associate on the NERC-funded 'Evolution of Rice Systems Project' (Ref.:1321826). The deadline for applications is 8 April 2013.

photo copyright: P Pepper

Listen to the recording of the presentations and discussion that took place over the seminar that UCL-Institute of the Americas (UCL-IA) held on March 20 on this divisive topic. The panel consisted of Prof Peter Willetts (City University, London; far right on image) and Prof Hal Klepak (Royal Military College of Canada and UCL-IA; far left on image); Fernando Iglesias (author, academic, journalist and politician; second from left). The panel was chaired by Celia Szusterman, Director of the Latin America Programme, The Institute for Statecraft, and Associate Fellow, UCL - Institute of the Americas.

Jose Oliver's new book 'Caguana: legado historico' (Caguana: A Historical Heritage) was recently launched at a special event in Puerto Rico.

On 13th March 2013. we held an Open Day. It was an opportunity for prospective students to visit the School, find out more about our programmes and meet our staff.

Papers from the Institute of Archaeology (PIA) is now calling for submissions for its Volume 23 (2013), to be published in the winter.

Congratulations to Kris Lockyear who has been awarded an AHRC Community Heritage Development Award for his project on the late Iron Age and Roman past of Hertfordshire.

Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve (click image to view high resolution version).

Dr Jan-Emmanuel De Neve was recently interviewed for Focus, a German weekly news magazine published in Munich and distributed throughout Germany.

The Institute of Archaeology has three PhD studentships available as part of the EUROFARM project (Refs: 1316287, 1316294, 1316302). The deadline for applications is 8 April 2013.

Jersey Heritage has been awarded significant funding from the Tourism Development Fund for the continued exploration of Jersey's unique history by the Quaternary Archaeology and Environments of Jersey Project involving the Institute's Matthew Pope.

Professor Volker Sommer has been honoured with an invitation to perform at this year's Ig Nobel UK show - under the time-honoured motto "Research that makes people LAUGH and then THINK".