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New volume on the everyday life of death
A new volume by Claudia Naeser (UCL Institute of Archaeology) on mortuary practices in Deir el-Medina in New Kingdom Egypt, has been published recently.
27 Sep 2024
Harry Smith (1928-2024)
UCL Institute of Archaeology staff, students, friends and colleagues will be saddened to hear of the death of Harry Smith earlier this month.
24 Sep 2024
Publication of the French translation of The Condor Trials
The translation of the multiple award-winning book The Condor Trials: Transnational Repression and Human Rights in South America (Yale University Press, 2022).
24 Sep 2024
In the media
Five key questions Kamala Harris should answer during first interview
Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) said: "It's a not unreasonable expectation that candidates should make themselves available to the media. The fact that Harris hasn't raises the stakes of any interview she does give”.
30 Aug 2024
Russia is signalling it could take out the West's internet and GPS. There's no good backup plan.
Dr Melanie Garson (UCL Political Science) said interference with GPS navigation systems was part of Russia's "gray zone" campaign against the West, which involves covert actions that fall below the threshold of open warfare.
30 Aug 2024
Starmer ‘resets’ relationship with the EU
Dr Tom O'Grady (UCL Political Science) examines satisfaction with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s record.
29 Aug 2024