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!

🎉 🎉 🎉 It's celebration time! Delighted to join our own Itay Lotem to celebrate the publication of his new book 'Dealing with Dark Pasts' for the iconic Elements series by @Cambridgeup.bsky.social. Order your copy now: buff.ly/VlCsRdd

It's sakura season in London! If you're not lucky enough to be in 🇯🇵 to see the 'real thing', experience the best of spring blossom on your doorstep (or your nearest park)! Any gorgeous 🌸🌸 🌸 in your neighbourhood? Here is some from North London! here are some suggestions: buff.ly/Eg4kgR2

Join us in person or online for a fascinating talk on Cuba’s repair workshops by Dr Siavash Bakhtiar on Tuesday 18 March at 5pm! In person: room 201, 309 Regent Street (University of Westminster) / online via Zoom (DM for details)

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all of our Irish students, colleagues, and their allies! But did you know that it was English queen of crime writing, Dorothy L. Sayers. who came up with this iconic advert in 1935? ☘️ 💚 🇮🇪

Come and listen to Justine Atkinson, Yi Wang and Lydia Wu who will share their experiences and insights on film curation and public engagement. Organised by @UniWestminster's Centre for Social Justice Research. Reserve your place here: buff.ly/mW8P0jm

It's 'Write your Story Day'! What will you be writing today?

We have been very busy and have some catching up to do! Two weeks ago we opened our doors to the general public who joined us for a glass of wine and a poster reception showcasing some of the best research projects our colleagues have been producing. Watch this space for future public events!

Funded PhD Opportunity!!! @UniWestminster and @I_W _M are pleased to announce the availability of a fully funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentship from October 2025 under the AHRC’s Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) scheme.

'The hands-on experience I gained in archival practice has equipped me with practical skills that I will apply in my future roles, whether as an archivist, museum curator, or museum and gallery assistant (Mimido Kwembe, on her MA Art and Visual Culture).

The University of Westminster and BAFTSS invite you to the UK premiere of Costa Rican film Memories of a Burning Body (Antonella Sudasassi, 2024). Friday 7 March 2025, 6pm, 309 Regent Street, London. The event is free but registration is essential. buff.ly/Gkj36ED

Join us this afternoon for another insightful research seminar, and the opportunity to be challenged by David Cunnigham's views on the formlessness of the novel (4-6pm in RS 215, 309 Regent Street). Those of you joining us as external guests, please book here:

A quick reminder this is happening tomorrow! Do you wish to find out more about medieval dictionaries? Are you concerned about the links between social injustice and the environmental crisis? Book your ticket here: https://buff.ly/43iAIoh

A quick reminder that our PG Open Day is happening tomorrow! Join us online 12-1:30 and find out more about our MA Courses. Book your place here:

Great to hear how much our former student Charlotte has enjoyed her MA in Museums and Galleries! "I thoroughly enjoyed my time studying this course!" Read the full post here:

Do you wish to learn something new? Are you looking for additional training for your job? Need a career change? Join us online for our PG Open Day and find out which course might suit your needs! Book your place today for 26 February 2025, 12-1:30 (GMT):

Event alert: Activism & Social Change with Un Chant D'Amour A screening of Jean Genets Un Chant D'Amour and a panel discussion lead by University of Westminster's Professor Pippa Catterall. Book your tickets here: https://buff.ly/3CLya7h

Join us for a drink and a unique opportunity to discuss a range of exciting projects with us! This is both an internal and external event, so all guests are welcome. Please share this with anyone who might be interested in attending! free tickets: https://buff.ly/4jWsXtL

Happy 213rd Birthday, Charles Dickens! if you are lucky to be on campus today, why not take a short walk to pay homage to one of London's greatest writers and see one of the houses he lived in, at 22 Cleveland Street?

Join us next Wednesday 12 February at 4pm for Helen Glew's talk on 'The Economic Emancipation of Women: Married Women and Paid Work before 1918 in Britain'. External guests can reserve their free tickets here:

On World's Cancer Day we share a poem about life, death and the inescapable pleasure of form:

Read about our English Lit and History 3rd-year student, Tiffany Pearmund, sharing her story so far 🗣️ 📖 👩‍💻; with a busy schedule she still manages to party, exercise and make lemonade. We are impressed! https://buff.ly/4aBqmBe

Has Gothic music always sounded 'scary'? Has it always intended to push audiences to the edge of their seats? Find out more about how and when gothic music evolved into the form we are familiar with today in Emma McEvoy's new article for The Conversation.

It's national hot chocolate day! Time to grab a cup of the hot stuff and pair it with some themed reading... will you go for Joanne Harris's Chocolat, Laura Esquivel's Like Water for Chocolate, or Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? 🍫 ☕ 📖 🤓

Check out our Humanities Research Seminars programme. Very exciting opportunities to learn about a diverse range of topics, from the history of women's employment to the formlessness of the novel! All welcome (external guests please book here: https://buff.ly/4huoXPi )

🗣️ 🗣️ 🗣️ This week’s WFLL Research Seminar, takes place on Wednesday 29 January at 16:00 on Zoom.