HaSS Cornwall was delighted to welcome Prof Leith Davis from Simon Fraser University to Penryn campus, Kresen Kernow and Trebah Gardens. Dr Jim Kelly, Prof Joanie Willett and Prof Davis discussed exciting research and teaching collaboration possibilities around the theme of Celtic identity.

Wonderful to celebrate the winners of the inaugural Tony Hibbert Prize at Trebah Garden on Saturday. Created by Prof. Catriona Pennell (@teachlearnwar.bsky.social) and HaSS Cornwall in partnership with the Hibbert family and Trebah Garden. @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social @exeter.ac.uk

🌟 Cornwall students! You could win you the 2026 Tony Hibbert Prize! 🌟 Are you in Years 7–13 and interested in history? The prize invites you to create an original response to this year’s theme: 🕊️ “Cornwall at war” 👉 Find out more and start your entry: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/tony-hibbert...

Join us for Afro-Kernow, a vibrant evening of film, art, conversation, and community celebrating African and diaspora voices in Cornwall. Book your place here: afro-kernow.eventbrite.co.uk

Join us on Tuesday, 03 March at 3pm (Old Chapel lecture theatre, Penryn campus) where Dr Vindhya Buthpitiya (University of St Andrews) will deliver a lecture on 'Carto/Graphic Violence: Primetime Atrocity Amid the Sri Lankan Civil War' hosted by the Exeter South Asia Centre and HaSS Cornwall.

Check out a new collaboration between HaSS Cornwall and the National Maritime Museum, Cornwall. On 25 April 2026, a new University of Exeter/NMMC Masterclass will run on the topic of ‘World War 2, the Fall of France, and Cornwall’s Covert Special Operations’. nmmc.co.uk/university-o...

Great news for Cornwall: real progress on devolution, recognition for Kernewek, and strong Institute of Cornish Studies research and teamwork driving positive change for our future! Cornwall is not going to be forced into a Devonwall Mayoral Devolution deal! www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwal...

'No Devonwall' as Cornwall wins its own special devolution deal

The government minister in charge tells Cornwall Council it 'is minded, on an exceptional basis, to work with you to explore designating the council as a Single Foundation Strategic Authority'

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Great to see our @ukri.org Critical Minerals Challenge Centre at @exeter.ac.uk mentioned in Vision 2035, the government's new Critical Minerals Strategy. As test case for securonomics in action, it has a clear focus on Cornwall's tin, tungsten & lithium. 🔗in thread below www.gov.uk/government/p...

You can read more about how the new Critical Minerals Strategy chimes with the research & policy work of our Critical Minerals Challenge Centre, bringing together Camborne School of Mines with @hass-cornwall.bsky.social & more, via @uniofexeternews.bsky.social here: news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...

Experts hail Cornwall as the ‘Engine Room’ of PM’s new Critical Minerals Strategy

The UK’s new Critical Minerals Strategy must make domestic extraction, refining, and recycling pillars of sovereign capability, experts have urged. The plan should define critical minerals as key to a...

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Experts say the military must focus on “leaving well” as well as serving well to support veterans, society and defence. Researchers urge more action to help armed forces leavers build valued roles in organisations, companies and communities. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social

New military focus on “leaving well” and strengthening social connections should be core part of defence strategy

A new military focus on “leaving well” as well as serving well is essential for the health of veterans, society and defence, experts have said. Researchers have made a powerful plea for more to be

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📣 Delighted to announce that @hass-cornwall.bsky.social, with Trebah Garden, have launched the Tony Hibbert Prize: aimed at secondary school students in Cornwall with an interest in the legacies of 20th conflict and the challenges the world faces today. hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/tony-hibbert...

The annual 'Writing from a Position of Anger' lecture, in collaboration between @exetersouthasia.bsky.social and HaSS Cornwall, will be delivered online by writer and activist Dr Banojyotsna Lahiri on Wednesday, Nov 26 at 12 pm.

The first South Asia Centre event of the year is a lecture delivered by Esmat Elhalaby (University of Toronto), a historian of the transnational Middle East and South Asia, who will be discussing his recent book 'Parting Gifts of Empire: Palestine and India at the Dawn of Decolonisation'.

Congratulations Daisy! 🎉

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A recently graduated alumna from @hass-cornwall.bsky.social has been awarded this year’s Hutton Prize for Excellence for her “outstanding” work on Australian Indigenous and Settler governance systems.

Our new series of short videos showcases the work of our interdisciplinary experts in HaSS Cornwall at @exeter.ac.uk . The latest features Emma Kluge on how our Environmental Humanities research and teaching reorients our historical and political narratives from the perspective of the ocean.

Emma Kluge@emmakluge.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Our historical narratives are often centred on land, but what happens if we shift our perspective to oceans? How might this shape our environmental and political imaginaries? Join us at @hass-cornwall.bsky.social as we plunge into the past to navigate new futures. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xqj...

The UK Parliament is the core of the British political system and a subject of relentless scrutiny. Here at Humanities & Social Sciences Cornwall we teach and research our legislature in collaboration with Parliament itself. Find out more in our new video series: youtu.be/sRui4vRGChE?...

Parliament - Dr Ekaterina Kolpinskaya, Senior Lecturer in British Politics

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We are showcasing the work of our interdisciplinary experts in the University of Exeter’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall. Today our next video features Dr. Xianan Jin's work on gender. To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk/research/

Dr Xianan Jin 🍉@xiananj.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Think gender is just theory or women's issues? Think again. 🌊 Study Gender Studies in Cornwall @hass-cornwall.bsky.social and explore how the personal is political and how the unspoken norms shape our lives. Watch our video: youtu.be/dZQJ-TFCNT0?...

The world faces many complex, interconnected problems. We believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives. Find out how our research explores these connections in the pursuit of environmental justice, socio-ecological resilience, and sustainability. www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXJZ...

Oil - Dr Misan Afinotan, Lecturer in Law

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Everyone on Earth is a collection of stories. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we identify missing and neglected stories and encourage aspiring writers to shape new ones in compelling ways. Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZ2g... @exeter.ac.uk @cornwall.exeter.ac.uk

Stories - Dr Rob Magnuson Smith, Senior Lecturer in English and Creative Writing

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Falling youth turnout is an existential threat to our democracies. @hass-cornwall.bsky.social are studying how volunteering can reconnect young people from the poorest backgrounds with elections. Find out more in our new ‘Research Shorts' series. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vgS...

Volunteering - Dr Stuart Fox, Senior Lecturer in Politics

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Nature is under threat. At HaSS Cornwall we work together across the Humanities to tackle big questions relating to climate and environmental change, nature regeneration and societal resilience. We advocate for nature. Find out more: youtu.be/c6KazFlQObs?...

Nature - Professor Nicola Whyte, Associate Professor of History and Environmental Humanities

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Next in our series of Research Shorts is Prof. Jamie Hampson on rock art. Humans have been creating rock art for more than 70,000 years. At HaSS Cornwall we consider why, and think about how understanding art helps us understand what it means to be human. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAf0...

Rock Art - Professor Jamie Hampson, Associate Professor of Rock Art and Indigenous Heritage

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The world faces many complex problems. In HaSS Cornwall, we believe the solutions can only come from different perspectives. Find out how our exciting research joins the dots in pursuit of social and environmental justice. Change requires understanding. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MF1X...

Biospheres - Dr Tiago de Melo Cartaxo, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law

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Tradition is not only about continuity – it can also be about change. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore how continuous ritual traditions have been interpreted in radically different ways across the centuries. Find out more in our new Research Shorts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-n...

Tradition - Dr Jeremy DeWaal, Senior Lecturer in European History

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Over the next two weeks we're showcasing the work of our interdisciplinary experts in the University of Exeter’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall. Our next video features Prof. Harry Pitt’s work on reindustrialisation. To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk

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Frederick Harry Pitts@fhpitts.bsky.social · last yr.

'Reindustrialisation’ is now a buzzword across the political spectrum. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social we are surrounded by resurgent industries rooted in place and strategically pivotal to security & sustainability. Hear more in our new 'Research Shorts' series of videos: youtu.be/oPIDKPX7jcc?...

Over the next two weeks, we're showcasing the work of our interdisciplinary experts in the University of Exeter’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Cornwall. Today our first video features Prof. Catriona Pennell's work on forgetting. To find out more visit: hass-cornwall.exeter.ac.uk

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Prof. Catriona Pennell@teachlearnwar.bsky.social · last yr.

History is as much about remembering as forgetting. At @hass-cornwall.bsky.social historians explore the intentional forgetting that reveal more about society's political choices than any moment of collective remembering. Find out more via our new ‘Research Shorts’: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCjj...

Kowethas an Yeth event - REVIVE is a three-year project dedicated to revitalising Endangered Intangible Heritage and Languages in Europe, including Cornish, through digital innovation and community engagement. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/revive-pro...

Revive Project - Community Introduction

Come and join us on the 21st, as we present the REVIVE project, exploring how digital innovation and XR can be used with minority languages

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We’re delighted to invite you to the Independent Researchers Conference 2025, hosted by the Institute of Cornish Studies, University of Exeter! Plese follow the link for more information and to register. Wednesday, 16 July 2025 | 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM (BST) lnkd.in/eh4MWHyY

Great story on studying History and Politics at the University of Exeter's Cornwall Campus authored by our very own Hist/Pol (almost) graduate, Charlotte Arthurs blog.royalhistsoc.org/2025/06/16/s...

Careers survey for Politics & Humanities students: exe.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... The survey is anonymous, and participation in it is voluntary. It relates to work experiences, employment expectations and how we can adapt our training and courses to support you better.