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On 15 January 2026, we had the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion in the closing week of Kerry James Marshall: The Histories.

We’re delighted to share a new V&A Museum blog post by our MSc Conservation of Contemporary Art and Media student, reflecting on a recent placement with the V&A’s Digital and Design Curatorial team.

We are delighted to share that Henry James, one of our PhD students, has published a thought-provoking article in The Atlantic titled “To Understand Today’s Left, Remember Daniel Patrick Moynihan.”

"If you're Donald Trump, you'd look at past actions like threatening Venezuela. Venezuela didn't play ball. Their leader is now languishing in an American prison,” said Dr James D. Boys (UCL Political Science) on President Trump’s recent international actions.

"The two issues that propelled Trump into office—inflation and immigration—are now becoming his Achilles’ heels, especially among independents,” said Dr Thomas Gift (UCL Political Science) on President Donald Trump’s latest approval ratings.

“The political use of milk is that there is something very evocative of milk as an idea. It’s something very familiar that can stand for much broader issues…such as health, rural urban relations, taxation,” said Dr Johanna Zetterstrom Sharp (UCL Institute of Archaeology).