Category Archives: News Archive

Recent Talks by Centre Members

July 9, 2015
Members of the Everyday Lives in War centre have been busy sharing their research at various events over the last few months. Michael Roper gave a paper on children of disabled soldiers at the IHR...

Screening of Children of the Great War

June 24, 2015
Children of the Great War Contributed by Michael Roper (Centre Member and Professor of History at University of Essex) During 2013-14 Age Exchange ran a series of open days in London at which members...

Women’s History Network: Community History Prize

February 18, 2015
This annual prize of £500, sponsored by The History Press, is awarded for a Community History Project by, about, or for Women in a particular locale or community which has led to the production of a ...

FWW Engagement Centre Meet Up

February 3, 2015
Members of the Everyday Lives in War centre recently travelled to Birmingham to meet with our colleagues from the other four First World War engagement centres. The purpose of the trip was to continu...

Staging the First World War workshop

November 26, 2014
2 November 2014 ‘Staging the First World War’ was organised and hosted by the Everyday Lives in War centre at the University of Hertfordshire on 15 October. This workshop, led by Dr Andrew Maun...

BBC Debate: Psychological Impact of FWW

August 4, 2014
4 August 2014 Professor Michael Roper from the University of Essex and the Centre for Everyday Lives in War contributed to a BBC debate on the psychology of the First World War.