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Drawing on the Church Missionary Society Archive, Dr Philip Gooding reconstructed nineteenth-century climate history in Eastern Africa. Dr Gooding's research demonstrates how digital archives can support new interdisciplinary approaches, revealing connections between environmental change, public health, and political events.

A snapshot of wartime Kabul, this piece highlights diplomatic intrigue, espionage, and shifting alliances in neutral Afghanistan, alongside broader themes of modernisation, geopolitical tension, and resistance movements during the Second World War.

Shakespeare in Silent Film, sourced from the BFI, presents early global screen adaptations that support interdisciplinary teaching and research across film, literature and cultural history.