VAHS seminars take place at the Institute of Historical Research. Because of the IHR’s move, in 2011/2012 all seminars will be held in Torrington Room (104), 1st floor, South block, Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. See here for details of the IHR move. Everyone is welcome to join us after each seminar for a glass of wine in the common room G32, ground floor, Senate House.
If you are interested in giving a paper as part of this series, please contact the seminar convenor, Marian Flint, at
Upcoming seminars
Monday 30 January 2012, 5.30pm
Gareth Millward, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Disability and voluntarism in Britain, 1965-1995: An effective force in policy making?
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Monday 27 February 2012, 5.30pm
Professor Nigel Goose, University of Hertfordshire
The historical geography of philanthropy in England and Wales
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Monday 12 March 2012, 5.30pm
Dr Laura Balderstone, University of Liverpool
Mapping membership: A social and spatial analysis of associational activity, 1950-2005
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Monday 21 May 2012, 5.30pm
Professor Chris Woolgar, University Southampton
Food alms for the poor in late medieval England
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Monday 18 June 2012, 5.30pm
Dr Jennifer Jones, La Trobe University, Australia
Saving Aboriginal children: Save the Children Aboriginal Preschools, white volunteers and the rural colour bar
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