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New volume on the everyday life of death
New volume on the everyday life of death

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)
Harry Smith (1928-2024)

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
Publication of the French translation of The Condor Trials

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
Five key questions Kamala Harris should answer during first interview

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.
Russia is signalling it could take out the West's internet and GPS. There's no good backup plan.

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
Starmer ‘resets’ relationship with the EU

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