North East Labour History

Professor Jim Phillips of the University of Glasgow will consider the Before & After Coal exhibition to explore the meaning and relevance of the miners' strike 40 years on. Tuesday 4 June, 12.45-1.30pm. National and livestreamed via YouTube. Free but ticketed. In 1982 Milton Rogovin photographed Scottish miners, their families and communities. His images capture the […]

Our apologies, a last-minute technical problem means we cannot go ahead with tonight's meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82824674327?pwd=ckUvQkt4MStLUzRwVjQ5UHdtSzhlZz09 Meeting ID: 828 2467 4327 Passcode: 172736 I was born in Ashington, where I lived within view of the colliery shunting yard and a lifelong obsession with railways was born. I did however spend most of my […]

From Liam Liburd On Thursday 6 June 2024 between 3-5pm, Dr Alex Barber, one of my colleagues in the Department of History at Durham University, has organised an event to mark Gypsy/Roma/Traveller (GRT) History Month. Attendance is free but registration is essential. You can register here.

My name is Liam Liburd and I'm the Assistant Professor of Black British History at Durham University. I'm also the Department of History's Public History Officer and am responsible for arranging history-related public events across the academic year. You very kindly shared the details of our Black History Month event with your contacts in October […]