Arcadia England

For students joining us in the Spring, we are very excited to announce the program of events that will be on offer to you! We’ve selected some of the best places and experiences that we think will be a great introduction to your new home in the UK. So…

Professor Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland has been appointed as Distinguished Professor at St Mary's University, Twickenham London.  Professor McAleese, president of Ireland between 1997 and 2011, will take her post from this Spring and our…

One of the highlights of this semester is surely going to be our student adventure to Istanbul. Recently east really did meet west when students from two of Arcadia’s academic centres came together in a city steeped in history and culture - Istanbul…

Yes, it's that time. Somehow, the semester has flown by and we have arrived at our final Talk of the Town! event. If you have not come along for one of these events yet, make sure you sign up quickly. No doubt it will be as popular as all the rest. Gutenberg's…

Our final Arcadia Explores event is coming up soon, and it would be a huge shame if you missed it! Join Arcadia faculty member Dr Laurence Scott for a tour of The Information Age gallery at the Science Museum. The Information Age These days, we take…

Travel Tips This week, we're all about the travel, with mid-semester breaks looming. So, here you are in the UK, gateway to Europe. So close, yet so expensive. Whilst you came here to study first and foremost (obv) but with Paris, Barcelona and Prague…

On Tuesday, 27th October, the British Academy hosted an event to honour the authors shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, the UK’s most prestigious accolade for Non-Fiction.  Three of the six candidates for the prize were in attendance, including…

Bonfires, Fireworks and Poppies... Now that the clocks have gone back, we’ll all be feeling indisputably wintry. Early November brings two very British (English?) events into focus: you might already have detected signs of one of them – people on the…

Recently we ditched the city and headed out to the beautiful Pembrokeshire coast in Wales. We spent the weekend with with the wonderful Preseliventure who organised an awesome weekend for us, jam packed with activities and incredible home cooked food…