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New research examines cultural control and censorship in Cuba
More than 65 years after the Cuban Revolution began, the country’s artistic community still faces censorship and strict controls on their cultural creativity, according to a new academic book.
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Holocaust Memorial Day 2025: Exhibition about search for Holocaust missing in Aberystwyth
The agonising search for the missing after the Holocaust will be the focus of an event at Aberystwyth University later this month to commemorate Holocaust Memorial Day.
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New network to improve child refugee experiences - conference aim
Experts hope to establish a new research network to improve the experiences of child refugees at a conference in Aberystwyth later this month.
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Aberystwyth academic delivers lecture at German parliament
An Aberystwyth University expert on the Kindertransport scheme presented the findings of her extensive research at the German national parliament in Berlin this week.
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Kindertransport - uncomfortable truths at heart of heroic wartime scheme
On the 85th anniversary of the Kindertransport scheme, Professor Andrea Hammel reveals a darker side to the feel-good wartime success story.
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Kindertransport’s complex legacy: saving children from the Nazis while leaving their families behind
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Andrea Hammel from the Department of Modern Languages discusses the complex legacy of Kindertransport.
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Why an EU document mentioning the ‘Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands’ is a big deal
Writing in The Conversation, Dr Jennifer Wood from the Department of Modern Languages discusses the implications of a recent European Union declaration referring to the “Islas Malvinas/Falkland Islands”.
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Exhibition at Pontio Bangor: Refugees in Wales
An exhibition telling the real-life stories of people who have found refuge in Wales over the years will be on display at Pontio Bangor from 8-28 June.
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David Trotter Annual Memorial
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The 2021 David Trotter Memorial Lecture was delivered by Professor Daron Burrows of Oxford University on Thursday 28 October 2021.
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