Received from Dr. Michelle Moffat (Manchester Metropolitan University) Dates: 30 – 31 May 2025 Location: Manchester Metropolitan University (All Saints Campus) Provisional Programme Event Overview As we approach the 80th Anniversary of the end of the Second World War, we turn to consider the lives of those who fought on the frontlines of this, and similar, conflicts. For military veterans, while the battles in which they fought may have finished, their legacies linger long after demobilisation. The Returning Soldier Network invites you to attend our upcoming conference examining military veterans’ experiences in the post-service landscape. This two day, in-person event will be held at MMU’s campus on Oxford Road, Manchester, and aims to explore the aftermaths of conflict, and its effects on veteran lives, wellbeing, and identities. Keynote speakers: Professor Simon Wessely (King’s Centre for Military Health Research) will share his research in occupational psychiatry and its links to the health and wellbeing of ex-serving personnel. Second keynote, Professor Angela Wanhalla (University of Otago, New Zealand), will speak of her studies into the post-war activism of veterans of New Zealand’s celebrated 28(Māori) Battalion. Conference dinner: A three-course meal will be held at the Hyatt Regency Manchester from 6:15pm on Friday 30 […]

Received from Dr. Robert Yee (Wadham College, University of Oxford) Event Overview Conference taking place 7-8 April 2025, St. John’s College, University of Oxford. Since the financial crisis of 2007/08, international rivalries, nationalist movements, a global pandemic, and the existential threat of climate change have destabilised the global economic order. From an historical perspective, such strains have many precedents in the tumultuous twentieth century. We seek to bring together scholars for a two-day conference at the University of Oxford to explore the history of global economic governance. We are particularly keen to discuss how national governments, international organisations, businesses, financial institutions and workers all responded to shocks and instability, and how these responses shaped the global economic order. Many recent historical works have explored the history of political economy, capitalism and global governance from multiple perspectives. There has been important historical research into the effects of wars and conflicts on the global economic order; the birth of global economic development initiatives; the ideological foundations of neoliberalism; and the hegemony of economic growth. Together, these works raise an array of important questions: What economic, political and social factors underpinned the evolution of national and global economic governance in the twentieth century? […]

Received from Maisie Brenchley (University of York) Event Overview Join us on April 24th at the University of York’s Berrick Saul Building in Heslington North Yorkshire for Margins to Centre 2025! This in-person conference explores Belonging, celebrating the literature, art, and histories of marginalised communities. Engage in vital discussions on identity, inclusion, and the diverse narratives shaping our world. Our conference features a diverse lineup of esteemed speakers exploring key themes, including colonialism and the construction of the ‘other,’ gender and identity through historical perspectives, marginalisation and power dynamics, exclusion and resistance, and the reassessment of marginalised and underutilised sources. This event is open to all—join us for engaging discussions with our panels. Tea and coffee will be provided. We look forward to seeing you! For inquiries or more information, please email us at marginstocentre2025@gmail.com or message us on Instagram @marginstocentre. We’re happy to help! You can also visit the event’s website Registration (free) Past & Present is pleased to support this event and supports other events like it. Applications for event funding are welcomed from scholars working in the field of historical studies at all stages in their careers.

Received from Dr. Noëmie Duhaut (University of Southampton) Jewish Dis/Connections across and beyond the modern Mediterranean Location: University of Warsaw, Faculty of History Dates: 6 – 8 April 2025 Keynote: Modern Jewish History in a Mediterranean Key, Prof. Matthias B. Lehmann (University of Cologne), 6 April 2025 16:30 – 18:30 Conference programme The organisers advise that attendance is free and that registration is not required. However, it should be noted that participation is entirely in person and that there is no livestream or other hybrid option to join this event.  Past & Present is pleased to support this event and supports other events like it. Applications for event funding are welcomed from scholars working in the field of historical studies at all stages in their careers.