Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled.

Join us on campus to listen to some of our final-year History students present findings from their dissertation research. Students choose which time period, place and theme they focus on, so be prepared for a fascinating and varied afternoon!

2.00pm - 4.00pm - Student Presentations on Dissertation Topics. Full details of speakers will be released shortly.

4.00pm - 6.00pm – James Brown will talk on 'Weaponizing human rights in international relations: From the Cold War to the Ukraine War'

Dr James Brown is a historian specialising in human rights during Cold War. He received his PhD from Northumbria University in 2023. His book, 'Moral Superpower in the Cold War: The Soviet Struggle for Human Rights Supremacy', 1964-1991 is currently in production.

Summary: A paper examining the use of human rights as a political tool in ideological competition between Moscow and the West during the Cold War and exploring parallels to today.

Event Details

28th May 2025

2pm - 6pm

Email the organiser

+

Postgraduate Course of the Week

Do you have a passion and talent for writing? Want to develop your confidence and ability as a writer and dream of being published? Our MA in Creative Writing offers you the opportunity to explore your writing craft at an advanced level.