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Research Institute for the Humanities

Current Activities

The Research Institutes strengthen and sustain high-quality, innovative and inter-disciplinary research at Keele. They are the home to a number of externally-funded research projects and leading research groupings. We also host an exciting range of intellectual and creative conferences, colloquia and seminars, as well as international academic conferences. In addition, our series of seminars, research-led music recitals, and workshops contribute to regional and national scholarly networks. Those networks are further developed through our programme of vsiting research fellows who contribute to the vibrant research environment through seminars, workshops and training sessions for students and staff. A number of major academic journals are edited from within the Institutes, and we celebrate the achievements of our members through book launches and public lectures.

For further details on our projects and research groups, please use the links on the left hand side menu or explore our featured items below. More information on seminars and conferences can be found in the News and Events section of the website.

Visiting Fellows

Featured Fellow:  Tine Buffel

Tine Buffel is currently undertaking a PhD in Social Gerontology, using critical and environmental perspectives on ageing. She is working together with social gerontologists at Keele, focusing on issues relating to urbanisation, social exclusion and migration.

Visiting Fellows

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Featured Project: Ages and Stages

Ages and Stages is a collaboration between Keele University and the New Vic Theatre, Newcastle-Under-Lyme.  The project explores the role that Stoke-on-Trent’s Victoria Theatre (now the New Vic Theatre) has played in the lives of people living and working in the Potteries during the last forty years.