School of History, Classics & Archaeology

Inaugural annual lecture: Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict

Event description

The Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict invites colleagues to its inaugural annual lecture.

Professor the Lord Peter Hennessy, one of the leading public intellectuals in Britain, will speak on Britain's place in the world in historical context.

Drinks reception

A wine reception will follow in room 2.30, second floor of the William Robertson Wing, doorway 4, Old Medical School.

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About the speaker

Professor the Lord Hennessy (the Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at Queen Mary University of London) has worked as a Journalist at The Times, The Financial Times, The Economist and for the BBC before moving sideways into academia, co-founding the Institute for Contemporary British History in 1986.  He has written extensively on British politics, the cold war and contemporary history.

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Feb 24 2016 -

Inaugural annual lecture: Centre for the Study of Modern Conflict

Join Professor the Lord Hennessy as he examine's Britain's place in the world in historical perspective on Wednesday 24 February 2016.

Teviot Lecture Theatre
Doorway 5, Old Medical School
Teviot Place
Edinburgh
EH8 9AG