13 January 2027
Key Stage 4, Key Stage 5, FE Level 3
Min 1 - Max 100+
10am - 2:30pm
University Campus
This Taster Day offers students a taste of what university-level history is like, why it matters and what a history education can do for their futures.
Date: 13 January 2027
Timings: 10am - 2:30pm
The History at University Taster Day offers year 12 and 13 students a wide-ranging 'taste' of what university-level history is like, and in opening and concluding sections, some suggestions about why it matters and what a history education can do for their futures. This year we have arranged three sessions covering the ancient Roman empire and the public image of emperors, the Bayeux Tapestry (currently hanging in the British Museum) and the Norman Conquest of 1066, and finally how ideas of 'mutually assured destruction' animated the conflicts, and cultures, of the Cold War era. We invite any and all interested students to come along and join us on 13 January.
In partnership with the Canterbury Historical Association
Schedule:
All Sessions are in the Michael Berry Lecture Theatre in the Old Sessions House building, OS.0.01 on our Canterbury Campus.
9:30am-10am – Arrivals to Campus
10am to 10:10 – Welcome and Introductions with Dr Dave Hitchcock
10:10 to 11:00 – “From Beards to Lady Britannia: How coins can help us understand Roman history” with Dr Jay Ingate
SHORT BREAK
11:10 to 12:00pm – “The Bayeux Tapestry: Story and Context” with Professor Leonie Hicks
12:00 to 1:10pm – LUNCH BREAK
1:10 to 2:00pm – “The Cold Warrior's MAD Empire” with Dr Mitch Goodrum
2:00 to 2:30 – Final Session: “Being a Historian at University” with Dr Dave Hitchcock
2:30 onwards – Departures