Details of our new Friends of the Documenting Chile Archive Group which we will be formerly launching during our #RefugeeWeek2026 Workshop at #CityLit this coming Saturday. Further details on the Friends Group here: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/friends-of-d...

Still time to register for our Workshop on Saturday for #RefugeeWeek2026 : Solidarity, Oral History and Archives : amplifying the experiences of displacement and solidarity in exile Further Information: www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/soli...

Sharing details of the British Ugandan Asians at 50 oral history project which is currently on display at out UEL Stratford Campus Library as part of #RefugeeWeek2026. Find out more here: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/projects/bri...

Details of our Searfaring Histories of Empire exhibition at UEL Docklands Campus showcasing exhibitions from Asif Shakoor & Eastside Community Heritage Further details: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/event/seafar...

Events for June 2026

Seafaring Histories of Empire Exhibition For Refugee Week 2026, we are bringing together two exhibitions at the UEL Docklands Campus documenting how sailors from across the British empire and beyond built the culturally diverse local communities around the Royal Docks in Newham over

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Further details of our #RefugeeWeek2026 #exhibition on British Ugandan Asians at 50 at the UEL Docklands Campus Library: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/event/britis...

Our Living Refugee Archive on Solidarity, Oral History and Archives : Amplifying the Experiences of Displacement and Solidarity in Exile Workshop for #RefugeeWeek2026 in collaboration with City Lit and El Piquete: 503 Days in Photographs project Details: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/refugee-week...

Solidarity, Oral History, and Archives Workshop with the Living Refugee Archive and City Lit College

Solidarity, Oral History and Archives : Amplifying the Experiences of Displacement and Solidarity in Exile Workshop Solidarity, Oral History and Archives : Amplifying the Experiences of Displacement and Solidarity in Exile Date: Saturday, 20th June 2026 Time:  10.30am – 4.30pm Location: City Lit College,

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For #RefugeeWeek2026 the Living Refugee Archive at #UEL will be running a series of events during 15-21 June 2026 in collaboration with City Lit, a college of sanctuary, and Centre for Migration, Refugees and Belonging at UEL. Full details available at www.livingrefugeearchive.org/refugee-week...

There is still time to register for our London Festival of Architecture event on Wednesday (3rd June) on the topic of "The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging." Booking is still possible for this online webinar via Eventbrite at: lnkd.in/eKnN2Wqf

Our upcoming Olympic Studies Research Centre webinar on `The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging" on Wednesday 3rd June is officially part of this year's London Festival of Architecture. Further details: www.londonfestivalofarchitecture.org/event/the-ol... @LFArchitecture

Launching today the Olympic Echoes ACI Foundation Show at UEL taking inspiration from East London's Olympic Legacy and the British Olympic Association Archive at UEL. From Monday, 18 May from 4pm in the RDCS Building.

International Archives Week 2026: Archives for Justice – Rights, Memory & Futures From 8–12 June, join archives worldwide for #IAW2026 and the theme #ArchivesForJustice: explore how archives can support rights, preserve memory, and shape a fairer future. www.ica.org/internationa...

International Archives Week 2026: Archives for Justice

Celebrate International Archives Week 2026! From 8–12 June, join archives worldwide for #IAW2026 and the theme #ArchivesForJustice.

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HYPERLIINK UEL Sustainable Fashion Innovation event Hosted by the Regenerative Fashion Archive 29 April | 4–8pm Details: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-regene...

Event: The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging Online Event with speakers Geraint John alongside John and Margaret Gold. Date: Wed 3 June 2026 Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (BST/GMT+1) Online Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-olympi...

The ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights (ICA/SAHR) invites you to its next Tuesday Talk on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 16:00 CET (Paris time) on “The UNRWA Archive of Palestine Refugee Family Files." Details and Registration: www.ica.org/event/the-un...

Thousands march against far right in London in biggest ever multicultural protest More than 100 charities, campaign groups and trade unions marched in a show of unity against far right politics www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Amazing to be a part of the @TogetherAlliance March in London on Saturday in support of our shared humanity and community and to show the Far Right has no place in our Society!!!!

New blog post by #UEL Archivst @PaulVDudman about the work of the Living Refugee Archive via the #ExploreYourArchive portal: Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive www.exploreyourarchive.org/connecting-r...

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive — Explore Your Archive

Paul V Dudman has written about the refugee histories within their archive collections and the importance of building connections

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Great to see coverage of our #OlympicHistory event in the East End Review: Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue www.eastendreview.co.uk/winter-olymp... #OlympicStudiesResearchCentre #BOA_Archives #UEL

Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue

As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics begin to wind down, sports historians are looking back on London’s links with the games more than 100 years after the first competition

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We are pleased to be able to share our new Call for Papers for Volume 5 Issue 1 (2026) for our Displaced Voices journal. Our chosen theme is the 75th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention. Details of the call are here: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

London’s Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar www.londondaily.news/londons-olym... via @LDNdailynews

London's Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar | London Daily News

While the Winter Olympics are synonymous with snow-capped peaks, their origins are inextricably linked to London.  As the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games take centre stage, the Olympic Studies Research Centre (OSRC) at the University of East London will be hosting a lecture exploring the surprising British roots of winter sports on the Olympic stage. Scheduled for February 18 at 6:00 PM GMT, the […]

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Still time to register for our inaugural Olympic Studies Research Centre / British Olympic Association Archive event with Martin Polley and Philip Barker. Registration at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-s...

From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz

From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz: the evolution of the Winter Olympics, 1908–28

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The Olympic Studies Centre at UEL, in collaboration with the British Olympic Assocation Archive @ArchivesUEL, has launch a new #Jiscmail Email List at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/OSRC Please do subscribe!

From the Suburbs of London to the Slopes of St Moritz. Online Webinar organised by Olympic Studies Research Centre at UEL with Olympic historians Martin Polley & Phil Barker on 18th Feb. Info: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-s...

From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz

From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz: the evolution of the Winter Olympics, 1908–28

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When is the first not the first? London’s Winter Olympics, 1908. Latest article by @MartinPolley on the origins of the Winter Olympics published in BBC History Extra Magazine. Online version here: martinpolley.co.uk/2026/01/27/w...

Online Event organised by Olympic Studies Research Centre at UEL: From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz: the evolution of the Winter Olympics, 1908–28 with Martin Polley and Philip Barker. Wed 18th Feb @ 6pm. Register via Eventbrite: bit.ly/4rz9UsL

Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive Epilogue: Reflecting on Ten Years of the Living Refugee Archive – A Snapshot of 2025 Paul Dudman www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo... @paulvdudman

Displaced Voices Volume 4

Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage Displaced Voices A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive The Power of Welcome Lies Beyond the Stars A Poem by Zarith www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive Let Them Fear Our Faultlines A Poem by Zarith www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive Documenting Women in Ukrainian Community Life: Archive of the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain By Larysa Bolton www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo... #AssociationofUkrainianWomen

Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive Qisetna’s Community-Centred Archival Practice: Reclaiming Narrative Agency for the Syrian Diaspora By Sarah Barker www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo... #Qisetna @Qisetna

Displaced Voices Volume 4

Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage Displaced Voices A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage

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