School of Histories Languages and Cultures

A fire outdoors

Research shows humans making fire 350,000 years earlier than thought

December 10, 2025

Side by side photos of the two awardees

Double success: Liverpool academics awarded ERC Consolidator Grants

December 9, 2025

Heritage Institute to host triple book launch celebrating global cultural stories

November 24, 2025

Dr Beatriz Marín-Aguilera headshot

Archaeology researcher wins prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

October 21, 2025

Student browsing bookshelves

University launches new Institute of Education

October 2, 2025

Scenery of a river winding through a green forest, with towering blue Swiss Alps on a cloudy day

The Courageous: a powerful work of social realism about a rebellious mother searching for her place in the world

September 8, 2025

The First King of England: Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom – a deep and nuanced analysis of a complex monarch

September 2, 2025

A cityscape showcasing a river winding through buildings, lush greenery, and distant mountains under the sunlight. A mix of modern and historic structures.

Bosnia and Herzegovina in crisis as Bosnian-Serb president rallies for secession

August 15, 2025

Seen here in 19 Abercromby Square, L-R, The Revd Guy Hewitt, Director of the Church of England's Racial Justice Unit (CoERJU), University of Liverpool Vice-Chancellor Prof Tim Jones, Rt. Rev. Deon K. Johnson, Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Prof Fiona Beveridge, Rt Revd Smitha Prasadam, Bishop of Huddersfield, Dr Leona Vaughn, Senior Fellow/Lecturer Slavery & Unfree Labour Studies, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (leading UoL Knowledge Partnership with CoERJU).

University hosts Church of England event on role in historic slave trade

July 4, 2025

L-R Dr Jon Hogg, Veteran Owen Coker, Terri Pollard.

Nuclear test veteran shares his story with local schoolchildren

July 1, 2025