Category Archives: Humanities Research
Dracula, the king of the vampires, and Bram Stoker’s ashes
On Friday 20th April 2012, members of the Stoker family joined scholars, novelists and critics to mark the centenary of the death of Dracula’s creator, Bram Stoker. The Open Graves, Open Minds Bram Stoker Centenary Symposium led by Dr Sam … Continue reading
KASPAR at The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Professional Conference
KASPAR, the interactive humanoid robot designed by Dr Kerstin Dautenhahn and her team from the School of Computer Sciences, made its appearance at The National Autistic Society’s (NAS) Professional Conference in Manchester this week (28-29 February). Senior autism professionals from … Continue reading
“Philosophy is what you want to keep in a good world”
Guest post by Professor Luciano Floridi, Professor of Philosophy and UNESCO Chair in Information and Computer Ethics, University of Hertfordshire & Oxford University Editor of Philosophy & Technology
On 23rd of April 2010, Bill Gates gave a talk at MIT in which he asked: “are the brightest minds working on the most important problems?” By “the most important problems” he meant “improving the lives of the poorest; improving … Continue reading
Shaping the Future
We have just launched Shaping the Future, a publication which showcases over 30 University of Hertfordshire research activities. Read about KASPAR, a robot that helps children with autism to communicate, solutions for teenage obesity and the first carbon neutral home … Continue reading
Artist to Portray Cancer in a New Way
An artist at the University of Hertfordshire is developing a large scale artwork to portray cancer to educate people about the disease. An interview about this can be seen on You Tube launched this week at: Simeon Nelson, Professor of … Continue reading
Conference to demonstrate how philosophy can enhance quality of life
Guest post by Professor Dan Hutto, Professor of Philosophical Psychology
Motivated by the impact agenda, this week – on July 11 and 12 – Professor Shaun Gallagher and I will be engaged in a new experiment – i.e. learning more about exactly how and to what extent some of our … Continue reading
Secrets of Coffee Superbrands
Guest post by Professor Jonathan Morris, Historian
I was looking forward to seeing myself on BBC3′s Secrets of the Superbrands last night, just to see what I said. When I filmed the interview last autumn, most of the questions were about the supposed demise of Starbucks, following … Continue reading
Historian Claims Class and Protest History Need to be Revisited
A historian at the University of Hertfordshire claims that historians need to take a fresh look at protest history, particularly now given that protests and demonstrations are in the news again. In a paper by historian Dr Katrina Navickas entitled … Continue reading
Friendship and the problem of self-love
Professor John Lippitt, a philosopher at the University of Hertfordshire has just given a public lecture on ‘friendship’ at the Trinity University in San Antonio, USA. The lecture, which was attended by over 100 people, was part of a series … Continue reading
British Banking – when did the clock start to regulate the working day?
Guest post by Dr Anne Murphy, Lecturer in History
Modern bankers are notorious for working long hours and neglecting their home and personal lives in favour of their careers. New research shows that at least some of their eighteenth-century counterparts were no different. A study of business practices at … Continue reading