Jeremy Hicks
@hicksjeremy22.bsky.social
History & documentary film in post-soviet countries. Deputy Director CEREES, QMUL. General Editor, Forum Prize, Forum for Modern Language Studies ⚒️🚲🌹
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Maybe the investigation of his affairs need to go back a decade
Brexit payments, houses bought, the money trail on the girlfriends house. the payments in kind.
The anger he highlights when challenged is not normal - so the question is what is hidden?
Brexit payments, houses bought, the money trail on the girlfriends house. the payments in kind.
The anger he highlights when challenged is not normal - so the question is what is hidden?
September 8, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Maybe the investigation of his affairs need to go back a decade
Brexit payments, houses bought, the money trail on the girlfriends house. the payments in kind.
The anger he highlights when challenged is not normal - so the question is what is hidden?
Brexit payments, houses bought, the money trail on the girlfriends house. the payments in kind.
The anger he highlights when challenged is not normal - so the question is what is hidden?
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@pcarotroncoso.bsky.social @craigclunas.bsky.social @curwen01.bsky.social @manchester.ac.uk @rosedwards.bsky.social @drkatiegray.bsky.social @hicksjeremy22.bsky.social @joannamalone.bsky.social @umartin.bsky.social @abistone.bsky.social @joestrong.bsky.social @edwinrose.bsky.social
June 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
May brings anniversaries: 8th May VE Day (or 9th), 17 May Irish National Famine Commemoration. So perhaps it is time to write an essay on the theme of anniversaries for the Forum for Modern Languages prize (£500, publication and acclaim await).
Go on, do it!
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Go on, do it!
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The Forum Prize
About the Forum Prize
The Forum essay prize competition was launched to mark Volume 45 of the journal in 2009. Having published hundreds of outstanding article
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May 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
May brings anniversaries: 8th May VE Day (or 9th), 17 May Irish National Famine Commemoration. So perhaps it is time to write an essay on the theme of anniversaries for the Forum for Modern Languages prize (£500, publication and acclaim await).
Go on, do it!
academic.oup.com/fmls/pages/t...
Go on, do it!
academic.oup.com/fmls/pages/t...
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Calling all historians interested in Europe - The Iland scholarship is open for applications for projects relating to "European culture, political thought, language and literature" and including history. Deadline 20 June.
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate... Do spread the word 📣 Open to DMs for advice.
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April 24, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Calling all historians interested in Europe - The Iland scholarship is open for applications for projects relating to "European culture, political thought, language and literature" and including history. Deadline 20 June.
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate... Do spread the word 📣 Open to DMs for advice.
www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate... Do spread the word 📣 Open to DMs for advice.
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The key chart right now:
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
April 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The key chart right now:
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
Usually US economic pain is cushioned by falling bond yields and a strengthening dollar, which mean lower interest rates and more spending power for consumers.
This time we’re seeing the opposite, meaning the pain will be amplified.
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NHS waiting lists have fallen for six months in a row!
7,402,148 people were on the waiting list in February, down from 7,428,309 people in January.
#Labour #KeirStarmer #NHS
7,402,148 people were on the waiting list in February, down from 7,428,309 people in January.
#Labour #KeirStarmer #NHS
NHS waiting lists drops to 7.4m as slow recovery continues
The NHS waiting list continued to decline, falling to 7.40 million people in January 2025, according to the latest data from NHS England.
healthcareandprotection.com
April 10, 2025 at 11:15 AM
NHS waiting lists have fallen for six months in a row!
7,402,148 people were on the waiting list in February, down from 7,428,309 people in January.
#Labour #KeirStarmer #NHS
7,402,148 people were on the waiting list in February, down from 7,428,309 people in January.
#Labour #KeirStarmer #NHS
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Join our KINO course to explore the wonders of Ukrainian cinema with top experts. Student discount available! The course starts tomorrow!
🎬 Online course KINO 2025 starts tomorrow! Dive into a century of Ukrainian cinema—innovation, struggle, and resilience.
📅 11 March | ⏰ 18:30 (London) | 📍 Online
Enrol now: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai...
📅 11 March | ⏰ 18:30 (London) | 📍 Online
Enrol now: www.tickettailor.com/events/ukrai...
March 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Join our KINO course to explore the wonders of Ukrainian cinema with top experts. Student discount available! The course starts tomorrow!
Important lecture on the situation in contemporary Central Asia at Cerees @QMUL_HSS by Bhavna Dave
Tomorrow 6pm, remember to register on this link. Hybrid also available
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
Tomorrow 6pm, remember to register on this link. Hybrid also available
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CEREES Lecture – Centre for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies
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March 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Important lecture on the situation in contemporary Central Asia at Cerees @QMUL_HSS by Bhavna Dave
Tomorrow 6pm, remember to register on this link. Hybrid also available
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
Tomorrow 6pm, remember to register on this link. Hybrid also available
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
'Reform is a protest party led by the messiah' BBC News - Farage defends suspending MP and criticises 'infighting'
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March 9, 2025 at 5:34 AM
'Reform is a protest party led by the messiah' BBC News - Farage defends suspending MP and criticises 'infighting'
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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🎥 🏆 Ukrainian documentary Mission 200 wins Grand Prix at international film festival in Riga – video
Ukrainian documentary Mission 200 wins Grand Prix at international film festival in Riga – video
The International Documentary Film Festival Artdocfest/Riga has announced the award winners in its competition programme. The Grand Prix went to Mission 200, a film by Ukrainian director Volodymyr Sid...
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March 8, 2025 at 11:37 PM
🎥 🏆 Ukrainian documentary Mission 200 wins Grand Prix at international film festival in Riga – video
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“Every $1300 New York invested in building bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.”
Among many other benefits, bike-lanes are a really smart public health investment.
Among many other benefits, bike-lanes are a really smart public health investment.
March 2, 2025 at 3:50 AM
“Every $1300 New York invested in building bike-lanes in 2015 provided benefits equivalent to 1 additional year of life at full health over the lifetime of all city residents, according to a new economic assessment.”
Among many other benefits, bike-lanes are a really smart public health investment.
Among many other benefits, bike-lanes are a really smart public health investment.
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Labour promised to deliver an extra 2 million appointments a year as a first step to fix the the NHS.
And they have reached that target in just 5 months.
The impact? More people getting the treatment they need and waiting lists down by 160,000 (compared to a 33,000 rise the year before).
And they have reached that target in just 5 months.
The impact? More people getting the treatment they need and waiting lists down by 160,000 (compared to a 33,000 rise the year before).
Over two million extra NHS appointments delivered early as trusts handed £40 million to go further and faster
Over two million extra NHS appointments including for chemotherapy, radiotherapy, endoscopy, and diagnostic tests delivered as government delivers first step to fix the NHS seven months early.
www.gov.uk
February 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Labour promised to deliver an extra 2 million appointments a year as a first step to fix the the NHS.
And they have reached that target in just 5 months.
The impact? More people getting the treatment they need and waiting lists down by 160,000 (compared to a 33,000 rise the year before).
And they have reached that target in just 5 months.
The impact? More people getting the treatment they need and waiting lists down by 160,000 (compared to a 33,000 rise the year before).
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Land for peace. Works every time ... 🙄
February 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Land for peace. Works every time ... 🙄
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NHS waiting lists fell for the 4th month in a row in December, despite the usual extra pressure seen during winter and a significant increase in the number of people in hospital with flu.
This is really good news and exactly what Labour promised they would do when they got into power.
This is really good news and exactly what Labour promised they would do when they got into power.
NHS England » Waiting list falls as NHS staff treated record numbers last year
NHS staff delivered a record 18 million treatments in 2024, as the waiting list fell in December for the fourth month in a row. The overall backlog has dropped again from 7.48 million to 7.46 million,...
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February 13, 2025 at 2:13 PM
NHS waiting lists fell for the 4th month in a row in December, despite the usual extra pressure seen during winter and a significant increase in the number of people in hospital with flu.
This is really good news and exactly what Labour promised they would do when they got into power.
This is really good news and exactly what Labour promised they would do when they got into power.
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Join us to discuss Ukraine, war, and the British Left 📅 Monday, 10 Feb 2025, 18:00 - 20:30 GMT 📷 Queen Mary University of London Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-britis... #CEREES
The British Left and Ukraine
Join us in discussing the historical and contemporary political aspects of whether the UK Left still has a blind spot with regard to Ukraine
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February 7, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Join us to discuss Ukraine, war, and the British Left 📅 Monday, 10 Feb 2025, 18:00 - 20:30 GMT 📷 Queen Mary University of London Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-britis... #CEREES
On 10.02 we have a #CEREES #QMULHSS panel discussion on 'The British Left and Ukraine'
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One of the speakers, Richard Johnson recounts how, in April 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev got into a row with leading Labour people
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One of the speakers, Richard Johnson recounts how, in April 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev got into a row with leading Labour people
podcasts.apple.com/.../why-did.....
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk
February 6, 2025 at 9:08 AM
On 10.02 we have a #CEREES #QMULHSS panel discussion on 'The British Left and Ukraine'
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/.../24/ceree...
One of the speakers, Richard Johnson recounts how, in April 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev got into a row with leading Labour people
podcasts.apple.com/.../why-did.....
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/.../24/ceree...
One of the speakers, Richard Johnson recounts how, in April 1956, when Nikita Khrushchev got into a row with leading Labour people
podcasts.apple.com/.../why-did.....
Very excited about the official launch of our joint special issue on Monday at CEREES Panel & Launch – Centre for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (hybrid event - all welcome)
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk
February 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Very excited about the official launch of our joint special issue on Monday at CEREES Panel & Launch – Centre for Eurasian, Russian, and East European Studies (hybrid event - all welcome)
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
Fascinating overview and reflection on the state of Ukrainian studies in universities worldwide suspilne.media/culture/9291...
Українські студії за кордоном: чому це важливо для культурної дипломатії
Культурна дипломатія України: нові горизонти україністики, чому в іноземних університетах потрібні кафедри україністики, які виклики та переваги українських студій. — Cуспільне Культура
suspilne.media
January 26, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Fascinating overview and reflection on the state of Ukrainian studies in universities worldwide suspilne.media/culture/9291...
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We are currently accepting applications for the annual Visiting International Fellowship scheme, which includes a grant of up to £5,000. Applications close on 31 March 2025. 👩🎓 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🏛️
For more information about eligibility and how to apply, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/funding/visi...
For more information about eligibility and how to apply, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/funding/visi...
Visiting International Fellowships
The Society for French Studies is the UK's premier scholarly organisation for encouraging and supporting intellectual enquiry in French studies at all levels.
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January 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
We are currently accepting applications for the annual Visiting International Fellowship scheme, which includes a grant of up to £5,000. Applications close on 31 March 2025. 👩🎓 🇫🇷 🇬🇧 🇮🇪 🏛️
For more information about eligibility and how to apply, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/funding/visi...
For more information about eligibility and how to apply, see the link below:
www.sfs.ac.uk/funding/visi...
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
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Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
Russia's neighbor has developed a plan for countering misinformation. Can it be exported to the rest of the world?
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January 14, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Finland is winning the war on fake news. What it’s learned may be crucial to Western democracy
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Please join us for a conversation between Claire Knight and
Stefan Lacny about Dr Knight's recent book Stalin's Final Films: Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality (@cornellupress.bsky.social).
🗓️ 20 January at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...
Stefan Lacny about Dr Knight's recent book Stalin's Final Films: Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality (@cornellupress.bsky.social).
🗓️ 20 January at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...
January 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Please join us for a conversation between Claire Knight and
Stefan Lacny about Dr Knight's recent book Stalin's Final Films: Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality (@cornellupress.bsky.social).
🗓️ 20 January at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...
Stefan Lacny about Dr Knight's recent book Stalin's Final Films: Cinema, Socialist Realism, and Soviet Postwar Reality (@cornellupress.bsky.social).
🗓️ 20 January at 5.30pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/ssees/events...
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My colleagues Lada Kolimiyets, Victoria Somoff, & Karina Madzari did pioneering work with their elementary Ukrainian students. They worked with students in Ukraine to create an "impermanent [digital] collection" of Ukrainian museums destroyed by Russia. www.library.dartmouth.edu/news/imperma...
Impermanent Collection: Documenting Ukrainian Museums | Dartmouth Libraries
Titled, “Impermanent Collection: Ukraine’s Museums under Attack”, this exhibition sought to document Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian museums and cultural sites, with Dartmouth students researching and curating the work.
www.library.dartmouth.edu
January 8, 2025 at 2:18 PM
My colleagues Lada Kolimiyets, Victoria Somoff, & Karina Madzari did pioneering work with their elementary Ukrainian students. They worked with students in Ukraine to create an "impermanent [digital] collection" of Ukrainian museums destroyed by Russia. www.library.dartmouth.edu/news/imperma...
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This has to be the most dishonest reporting of an opinion poll I've ever seen
The survey actually found that over two thirds of voters *do not* think Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year.
The survey actually found that over two thirds of voters *do not* think Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year.
January 5, 2025 at 6:17 AM
This has to be the most dishonest reporting of an opinion poll I've ever seen
The survey actually found that over two thirds of voters *do not* think Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year.
The survey actually found that over two thirds of voters *do not* think Starmer will be out of No 10 within a year.
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Want to work as a translator for the EU on a permanent contract? Then enter an open competition for a chance to be recruited. 2 source languages. EU citizens only, no experience needed. Deadline 14 Jan 2025: eu-careers.europa.eu/en/translato.... See also info event Tue 17 Dec: loom.ly/03kxbag
Competition to recruit English translators in the EU institutions – information session
Join us online on Tuesday 17 December at 6:15pm Irish time (7:15pm CET) for an information session about a competition to recruit English language translators to work in the EU institutions. Translato...
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December 16, 2024 at 12:27 PM
Want to work as a translator for the EU on a permanent contract? Then enter an open competition for a chance to be recruited. 2 source languages. EU citizens only, no experience needed. Deadline 14 Jan 2025: eu-careers.europa.eu/en/translato.... See also info event Tue 17 Dec: loom.ly/03kxbag
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CEREES Event, QMUL - "New Directions in Ukrainian Film History"
Join us on Monday 3 February
We will launch a joint special issue of 'Culture of Ukraine (Kharkov)' and 'Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema'.
Registration essential
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
Join us on Monday 3 February
We will launch a joint special issue of 'Culture of Ukraine (Kharkov)' and 'Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema'.
Registration essential
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
December 11, 2024 at 1:01 PM
CEREES Event, QMUL - "New Directions in Ukrainian Film History"
Join us on Monday 3 February
We will launch a joint special issue of 'Culture of Ukraine (Kharkov)' and 'Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema'.
Registration essential
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...
Join us on Monday 3 February
We will launch a joint special issue of 'Culture of Ukraine (Kharkov)' and 'Studies in Russian and Soviet Cinema'.
Registration essential
projects.history.qmul.ac.uk/cerees/2024/...