Why study Humanities? Delving deep into the complexities of the human makes you more likely to understand the needs of others and be empathetic to their concerns. Think of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: in the end, do you empathise with the charismatic scientist, or the revenge-seeking Creature?

10 Reasons to study Humanities. #1: Be a critical thinker! Don't accept anything at face value. Learn, instead, to delve deep into the ways in which we represent people, create stories, and interpret facts. Interested? Find out more: buff.ly/7vCmBJL

... the 5th of November! 🧨 🧨 🧨 Humanities will train you to think critically about cultural icons from the past tradition to the present day. Enjoy the fireworks - and check out our courses... we will blow your mind 😱 ! buff.ly/3j1DaSw

Fancy flexing your intellectual muscles? The Institute for Modern and Contemporary Culture is hosting a series of public lectures at Westminster by the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy. Join us on 6 November in Regent Street: buff.ly/F4bvdpb

Zine Workshops @thesohopoly.bsky.social with the brilliant Kieran Yates, sohopoly.co.uk 6/13/20 November 10am-1pm #ZineMaking #Wellbeing #SohoPoly

🗣️ Join us on 5 November for the first English Literature seminar. Katie da Cuhna Lewis, author of The Writer's Room, will deliver a thought-provoking presentation on "Love and Interest": The Professional Writer in the 21st Century: buff.ly/ItGPLdj

On this day in 1929, the American market 'crashed'. F. Scott-Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby presciently explored the darker side of the American Dream in 1925. Study literature. Become a critical reader. Learn from the past, and create a better future. buff.ly/aKsTVvB

The witness account of Francesco Nitti, who survived 50 days in a deportation train from Toulouse to Dachau in 1944. Broch and Sorrell release this first learned edition buff.ly/wIFXcEp

It's publication time again! We are pleased to share @monicagermana.bsky.social's article on the Arctic setting in Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein. Is Del Toro's representation of the Arctic, perhaps, too conservative? @uk.theconversation.com buff.ly/Cb7REpQ

Last summer, one of our students participated in the summer school offered by our colleagues at La Universidad de La Rioja, one of our valued overseas partners. This is one of the many wonderful international opportunities our students have the chance to enjoy! 😎 🗺️ 📕

Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy (CRMEP) Public Lecture 2 – Peter Hallward, ‘Means of Immediate Ends’ Thu 23 Oct 2025, 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, 309 Regent Street, London, W1B 2HW. buff.ly/YXogYp4

The School of Humanities wishes you all a sparkling day filled with love and laughter. May the light shine all over the world today!

Our #openday is today! Visit our campus on Regent Street, talk to current students and teachers. Their passion and enthusiasm will help you choose the right path for you! #MODERNLANGUAGES #ENGLISHLIT #ENGLISHLANG #LINGUISTICS #HISTORY #CREATIVEWRITING #PROFESSIONALWRITING

Join us for the World in Westminster Festival: Diwali Celebrations! This gathering promises great food, cultural awareness, positive vibes, and wonderful company. buff.ly/zULo8QA

👏 👏👏 Our colleague Alessandro Columbu's translation of Hadi Abdullah’s Critical Conditions is out today! It’s a powerful story of love, loyalty & survival amid Syria’s revolution, far beyond politics. Preorder now from your favorite bookstore. #Translation #Syria

Looking for a career change? Professional Development? The sheer joy of learning something new? 📚 ☕ 📝 Join us on 22 October 2025, 1-2:30 BST for a virtual open day @uniwest. Book your place today: buff.ly/dMywxU6

On #WorldMentalHealthDay, take some time to nourish yours, and look out for those who may need your support! 🌈 🌸 ☕

Join our own @gerdawielander.bsky.social in conversation with Joshua Jiang and curators Ying Kwok and Iris Long for a discussion of Stay Connected: Art and China Since 2008 (Tai Kwun Hong Kong) on 15 October @uniwest. buff.ly/pEiruwn

The Institute for Modern and Contemporary Culture is hosting a series of public lectures by the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy. Join us on 9 October with Professor Peter Osborne on 'Freedom in Unfreedom/Unfreedom in Freedom', University of Westminster. Book here: buff.ly/LpGtlKr

Are you a Westminster Humanities student passionate about helping others succeed? We're looking for a Humanities Employability Communications Champion to join our team! 📌 Apply now via Talentbank: buff.ly/7q6AoZf

Our own Lucy Bond was on an important European mission last week. Her ongoing work in memory and trauma studies has made a significant contribution to the 'Slow Memory' project. Find out more here: ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ buff.ly/OCrAvUz

It's #BlackHistoryMonth! Celebrate with us on 15 October! BHY Celebrates! Get ready to party hard and have a blast at this epic in-person event filled with music, dancing, and unforgettable moments! Tickets available here: buff.ly/SneQYdh

Learning new things can prevent cognitive ageing and improve mental health. We welcome students of all ages and believe that a diverse learning environment is an asset for everyone. It's a win-win situation! Find a course for your golden age: buff.ly/zV6OHbU

Join us online or visit our gorgeous campus in the heart of London. Come and study with us... You won't regret it! 📝 👩‍💻 📖 ☕ buff.ly/Y7vH0QJ

We are loving this #Autumn sunshine! ☀️ 🍂 ☕ John Keats didn't need a camera to capture the sensuous beauty of this season! Here is the poem in full: buff.ly/MdpSbUc

Queering the Asian Diaspora: East and Southeast Asian Identity, Sexuality and Cultural Politics: Book Talk by Dr Hongwei Bao. Tuesday, September 30, 2025, 5-7 PM GMT+1 ALL WELCOME! Register here: buff.ly/m6Hkage

On #WorldMaritimeDay, we invite you to think about the complex ways in which #BlueHumanities allow us to think of the ocean, and the creatures that live beside it/in it! Check out @monicagermana.bsky.social 's podcast miniseries on Arctic Sea Monsters here: buff.ly/BTgRAow

Latin American Studies @ Westminster Research seminar: National Branding in Latin America with César Jiménez from LSE. 16 October 17:30. Sign up here:

Alessandro Columbu joined Ibrahim Fawzy on the New Books Network to discuss his new translation of Hadi Abdullah’s Critical Condition. The conversation touched on translating a voice born of crisis, grassroots media, and Syria’s unfolding story. buff.ly/GZydx2e

Whether you're a new student or back to school after the summer break, the School of Humanities wishes you all the best for the new semester! 📚 📝 👩‍💻 ☕

And it's the weekend! To all of our new students, have a fabulous weekend, settling into your new places, plotting your futures, and making friends. We know this can be an anxious time, but everything is going to be alright! See you in class next week! 📖 ☕ 📝 👩‍💻

Did you know there's such a thing as a 'Westminster rose'? We can't take any credit for it, but we love its colour! Why not check out the magnificent Queen Mary's Rose Garden while the roses are still in bloom? It's only a short walk from our campus to Regent's Park! 🌹 🌸 🌺

A very warm welcome to all of our new students, who have joined us this week to begin their new Westminster adventure. Today it's rainy in London, but the sun will shine again... PROMISE!

Join us this Saturday for our undergraduate open day extravaganza! In a world sadly affected by conflict, injustice, and fake news, it's never been a better time to join a Humanities degree course.

Happy DallowDay... or is it on 13 June? While the jury is still out, we take every opportunity to celebrate Virginia Woolf's Mrs Dalloway's 100th Anniversary. Read Professor Leigh Wilson's essay for Spiracle Audiobooks to see why there's life in the novel yet:

Fancy a career change? Do you wish to learn new skills? Do you like to be challenged? Head over to our wonderful campus on Regent Street on 4 June, 5:30-7:30 to find out more about the MA courses we have on offer! Book your place today: buff.ly/PKIblVP

One of the 'perks' of our School is the wide range of events we get to be a part of. On Sunday, our Creative Writing lecturer, Travis Elborough, treated us to a fantastic walk around the churches by Nicholas Hawksmoor, one of London's most intriguing architects.

JOB ALERT! ⬇️ ⬇️ ⬇️ Dr Heather Pagan and her team have recently been awarded an AHRC grant for their work in Historical Linguistics buff.ly/1K9ineD 👏 👏 👏 The team are currently recruiting for a member to join them - applications are open until May 25! #AHRC #historical linguistics

It's publication time! We are delighted to share the news that Professor Pippa Catterall has co-edited this newly published special issue of National Identities on ‘Nation, Nationalism and Indian Hindi Cinema’ with Goutam Karmakar. See

Registration is open for the "American Dream/American Nightmare" hybrid conference! 📣 🎟 Head to the NVPoco website for more info buff.ly/FrtOqGr%F0%9... July 2025 (Online) 📍4 July 2025 IRL @uniWestminster. Contact: americandreamamericannightmare[at]gmail.com

The amazing Academic Engagement Librarians and Academic Learning Developers team have put together a fantastic programme to empower all of our students on their academic journey at Westminster. For more information please visit buff.ly/l44RroV

Happy International Museum Day! Love spending time in museums? Want to work in an art gallery? Interested in learning more about storage, curation, and the management of heritage? Apply for our MA - we still have spaces for September 2025! buff.ly/CrZVCHu

Happy 99th birthday, David Attenborough! Ocean kicks off with a reference to the imagination: 'A hundred years ago much of our ocean was a mystery - a vast, hidden world visible only in the imagination.' Environmental humanities is the way forward to save our planet!

You still have time to check out this art exhibition launched on World's Earth Day (on until the end of May). @UniWestminster student work have been selected for a display supported by our History Professor Pippa Catterall.

One of the best things about having our headquarters in the West End is our proximity to London's theatre scene and history! The Theatre Royal, today commonly known as the Drury Lane Theatre, opened in London on 7 May1663. It is the oldest English theatre still in use! buff.ly/9SZZsHy

Come along and enjoy Meryvn LeRoy's pre-Code film and the discussion of its place in the history of cinema and gender representation with Pippa Catterall and Michael Bostridge, along with a number of pre-code surprises. Book your free space here: buff.ly/Q4emjNA

Happy #EarthDay, everyone! Remember we only have the planet on loan from the future generation. Love it and respect like the most precious family heirloom!

You are warmly invited to this week’s WFLL Research Seminar on Wednesday 9 April at 16:00 on Zoom. Spyros Armostis from the University of Cyprus who will present a paper titled “Creating a writing system for an endangered language: the case of Cypriot Arabic”. All welcome!