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George Eliot and the story of provincial life

George Eliot – the pen name of Mary Anne Evans - was an English novelist, poet and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era.

Interview with PhD award winner Anne-Marie Eze

She says that ‘the AHRC studentship added the chance to work at the British Library. In my field it is the pinnacle. It represented a way into the British Library, and to be able to work with a knowledgeable, generous team of colleagues where I learnt such a lot.

Going to Japan with the International Placement Scheme

In 2017, Medieval History PhD student Lance Pursey, from the University of Birmingham, went to the National Museum of Ethnology (MINPAKU), part of the National Institutes for the Humanities, with the International Placement Scheme (IPS).

Professor Roey Sweet talks about her first year as AHRC's Director of Partnerships and Engagement

“It's been a steep learning curve,” says Professor Roey Sweet as she reflects back on her first year overseeing the research council’s diverse partnerships, including those with its Independent Research Organisations (IROs) and international research partners.

The Last Song of the Nightingale

While the Robin is a bird that is synonymous with Christmas; there’s another bird that is in desperate need of our attention, according to producers, Katie Stacey and Luke Massey, whose film Singing with Nightingales, was shortlisted for the AHRC Research in Film Awards 2018.

View feature about Favourite nature books of the year, curated by the 'Land Lines: Modern British Nature Writing' research team at the University of Leeds.

Favourite nature books of the year, curated by the 'Land Lines: Modern British Nature Writing' research team at the University of Leeds.

We asked Dr Pippa Marland from the University of Leeds to curate a list of recommended wildlife reads that have appeared in 2018, from people passionate about writing on the natural world, and a sneak preview of a much anticipated new book that will be published in May 2019.