Public invited to share their most vivid memories to aid research
22 October 2025Researchers have launched a public survey to help them unlock the secrets of vivid memory, and find ways to help us better recall past experiences
The Reformation is remembered
27 October 2017The Reformation is famously traced to an event that took place in Germany 500 years ago and reverberated across Europe. An online exhibition paints a vivid portrait of a society undergoing profound change – and free events this weekend commemorate an episode of corpse burning in Cambridge.
Q&A: how archives make history
07 April 2014The early modern period (1500-1800) saw a surge in the keeping of records. A conference later this week (9-10 April 2014) at the British Academy will look at the origins of the archives that shape our understanding of history. We asked ten of the speakers to tackle some fundamental questions.
