News, books, Political Science

LUP launches new series: Pioneering Peace

Liverpool University Press is delighted to announce a new series: Pioneering Peace: New Paradigms in Peace and Conflict Studies led by series editor Brandon Hamber, John Hume and Thomas P. O’Neill Chair in Peace at the International Conflict Research Unit (INCORE) at Ulster University. Professor Hamber said: ‘Peace remains one of the greatest challenges facing the … Continue reading

architecture, Heritage and Landscape, Irish Studies

A Celebration of Irish Women in England

In Ireland, 1st February is St Brigid's Day, honouring St Brigid of Kildare and marking the beginning of spring. The holiday is also used to celebrate Irish women. Here, author of Irish Emigration to England Explored through Buildings, Samantha Lyster, discusses the impact Irish women had on English architecture. St Patrick’s Day is a fixture … Continue reading

medieval studies, News

Tribute to Mary Cunningham Corran

Amid the profound and heartfelt grieving over the news of Mary Cunningham Corran’s death on 11 October 2025, I’m trying to find a way to pay tribute to her contributions, not so much to the field of Byzantine Studies as to her irreplaceable role, personal and editorial, especially at the series, Translated Texts for Byzantinists. … Continue reading