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The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging
Online Event with speakers Geraint John alongside John and Margaret Gold.

Date: Wed 3 June 2026
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (BST/GMT+1)
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Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-olympi...

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The ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights (ICA/SAHR) invites you to its next Tuesday Talk on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 16:00 CET (Paris time) on “The UNRWA Archive of Palestine Refugee Family Files."

Details and Registration: www.ica.org/event/the-un...

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Thousands march against far right in London in biggest ever multicultural protest

More than 100 charities, campaign groups and trade unions marched in a show of unity against far right politics

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

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Amazing to be a part of the @TogetherAlliance March in London on Saturday in support of our shared humanity and community and to show the Far Right has no place in our Society!!!!

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Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive — Explore Your Archive Paul V Dudman has written about the refugee histories within their archive collections and the importance of building connections

New blog post by #UEL Archivst @PaulVDudman about the work of the Living Refugee Archive via the #ExploreYourArchive portal:

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive
www.exploreyourarchive.org/connecting-r...

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Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics begin to wind down, sports historians are looking back on London’s links with the games more than 100 years after the first competition

Great to see coverage of our #OlympicHistory event in the East End Review:

Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue
www.eastendreview.co.uk/winter-olymp...

#OlympicStudiesResearchCentre #BOA_Archives #UEL

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We are pleased to be able to share our new Call for Papers for Volume 5 Issue 1 (2026) for our Displaced Voices journal.

Our chosen theme is the 75th Anniversary of the Refugee Convention.

Details of the call are here: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

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London's Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar | London Daily News While the Winter Olympics are synonymous with snow-capped peaks, their origins are inextricably linked to London.  As the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games take centre stage, the Olympic Studies Research Centre (OSRC) at the University of East London will be hosting a lecture exploring the surprising British roots of winter sports on the Olympic stage. Scheduled for February 18 at 6:00 PM GMT, the […]

London’s Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar
www.londondaily.news/londons-olym...
via @LDNdailynews

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From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz: the evolution of the Winter Olympics, 1908–28

Still time to register for our inaugural Olympic Studies Research Centre / British Olympic Association Archive event with Martin Polley and Philip Barker. Registration at: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-s...

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The Olympic Studies Centre at UEL, in collaboration with the British Olympic Assocation Archive @ArchivesUEL, has launch a new #Jiscmail Email List at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/OSRC

Please do subscribe!

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From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz: the evolution of the Winter Olympics, 1908–28

From the Suburbs of London to the Slopes of St Moritz. Online Webinar organised by Olympic Studies Research Centre at UEL with Olympic historians Martin Polley & Phil Barker on 18th Feb.

Info:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/from-the-s...

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When is the first not the first? London’s Winter Olympics, 1908. Latest article by @MartinPolley on the origins of the Winter Olympics published in BBC History Extra Magazine.

Online version here: martinpolley.co.uk/2026/01/27/w...

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Online Event organised by Olympic Studies Research Centre at UEL:

From the suburbs of London to the slopes of St Moritz: the evolution of the Winter Olympics, 1908–28 with Martin Polley and Philip Barker. Wed 18th Feb @ 6pm.

Register via Eventbrite:

bit.ly/4rz9UsL

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Displaced Voices Volume 4 Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage Displaced Voices A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage

Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Epilogue: Reflecting on Ten Years of the Living Refugee
Archive – A Snapshot of 2025
Paul Dudman
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...
@paulvdudman

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
The Power of Welcome Lies Beyond the Stars
A Poem by Zarith
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Let Them Fear Our Faultlines
A Poem by Zarith
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Documenting Women in Ukrainian Community Life: Archive of the Association of Ukrainian Women in Great Britain
By Larysa Bolton
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...
#AssociationofUkrainianWomen

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Displaced Voices Volume 4 Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage Displaced Voices A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage

Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Qisetna’s Community-Centred Archival Practice: Reclaiming Narrative Agency for the Syrian Diaspora
By Sarah Barker
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...
#Qisetna @Qisetna

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Living Archives for Migration & Social Change: Pedagogic perspectives from the research Centre for Migration, Refugees and Belonging
By G Dona and G Wemyss
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Rompiendo el Silencio (Breaking the Silence)
By Andrés Felipe Restrepo Cortes
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Even the Birds are Chained to the Sky
A Poem by Zarith
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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Using Creative Arts-Based Methodology to Build Solidarity Between LGBTQ+ and non-LGBTQ+ Refugees living in London
By Sonia Quintero
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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Do I Belong On This Island?
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo... of Strangers?
A Poem by Zarith

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Listening to Displaced Voices in the Archive: Traces of the Forgotten
By Ben Gidley
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...
#BenGidley

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Moving Memories of the Displaced: Oral Testimonies of Participants from London
By Rumana Hashem
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...
@DrRHashem

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
A Remembrance Day to Unremember
A Poem by Zarith
www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

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Special volume of #DisplacedVoices on 10th Anniversary of #LivingRefugeeArchive
Editorial by Paul V. Dudman
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@paulvdudman

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We are pleased to announce the publication of the latest volume of our open access journal Displaced Voices: A Journal of Migration, Archives and Cultural Heritage Volume 4 (Autumn 2025).

Link: www.livingrefugeearchive.org/displaced-vo...

#DisplacedVoices #LivingRefugeeArchive

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On International #MigrantsDay we are pleased to say our latest issue of Displaced Voices, @DrRHashem, celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the Living Refugee Archive is on the way with contributions from @Qisetna @AUW_UK @CMRB_UEL @bengidley @Sonesquin.

Watch This Space!

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A Year in Archives - Archives sector A Year in Archives is an annual publication which brings together stories from organisations across the country to celebrate the exciting, creative work of archives. The case studies in A Year in Archives follow the important themes of trust, resilience, impact, digital, enrichment and openness, based on our sector vision, Archives Unlocked. The publication also […]

Pleased to say the UEL Archives were included in this years A Year In Archives report by the National Archives focusing on our Olympic Studies Research Centre and the British Olympic Association Archive.

The A Year In Archives report is available here: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sec...

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