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02/06/2026

There is still time to register for our London Festival of Architecture event on Wednesday (3rd June) on the topic of "The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging."

Our event foregrounds the notions of belonging within an archetectural context bringing together renowned speakers Geraint John with John Gold and Margaret Gold.

The event is co-organised by the Olympic Studies Research Centre and the Library, Archives and Learning Services, home to the British Olympic Association Archive.

Booking is still possible for this online webinar via Eventbrite at: https://lnkd.in/eKnN2Wqf

18/05/2026

We are pleased to announce that our upcoming Olympic Studies Research Centre webinar on `The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging" on Wednesday 3rd June is officially part of this year's London Festival of Architecture which this year is exploring the theme of Belonging.

Check out our event on the London Festival of Architecture website at: https://lnkd.in/eWsk2Far

18/05/2026

Launching today the Olympic Echoes ACI Foundation Show at UEL taking inspiration from East London's Olympic Legacy and the British Olympic Association Archive at UEL.

From Monday, 18 May from 4pm in the RDCS Building.

23/04/2026

International Archives Week 2026: Archives for Justice – Rights, Memory & Futures

From 8–12 June, join archives worldwide for and the theme : explore how archives can support rights, preserve memory, and shape a fairer future.

Celebrate International Archives Week 2026! From 8–12 June, join archives worldwide for and the theme .

23/04/2026

HYPERLIINK
UEL Sustainable Fashion Innovation event Hosted by the Regenerative Fashion Archive

29 April | 4–8pm

Details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-regenerative-fashion-archive-presents-hyperliink-tickets-1986311597458?aff=oddtdtcreator

HYPERLIINK interdisciplinary, intersectional fashion practice in sustainable innovation & fashion-tech, a meeting point and an intervention. HYPERLIINK brings together industry, students, alumni, researchers, and communities to explore new models for sustainable, human+ centred systems approach to design.

HYPERLIINK is about connection: linking creative practice with real world systems, and opening reciprocal pathways between education, communities & industry, through future facing innovation in Sustainability & Fashion-Tech.
Featuring Interdisciplinary work from: MA / MFA Fashion, Fashion Studies Top Up, Illustration and Graphic Design, Games, Interior Design and AV work from Film x Fashion Marketing & Communications.

22/04/2026

Event:

The Olympic Stadium as Home: Architecture, Memory and Belonging
Online Event with speakers Geraint John alongside John and Margaret Gold.

Date: Wed 3 June 2026
Time: 6pm – 7.30pm (BST/GMT+1)
Online

Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-olympic-stadium-as-home-architecture-memory-and-belonging-tickets-1984619856415?aff=erelexpmlt

30/03/2026

The ICA Section on Archives and Human Rights (ICA/SAHR) invites you to its next Tuesday Talk on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at 16:00 CET (Paris time) on “The UNRWA Archive of Palestine Refugee Family Files."

Details and Registration: https://www.ica.org/event/the-unrwa-archive-of-palestine-refugee-family-files/

19/02/2026

New blog post by Archivst about the work of the Living Refugee Archive via the portal:

Connecting Refugee Histories Through the Living Refugee Archive

Paul V Dudman has written about the refugee histories within their archive collections and the importance of building connections

19/02/2026

Great to see coverage of our event in the East End Review:

Inside East London’s rich Olympic heritage as Milan Winter Games continue
https://www.eastendreview.co.uk/winter-olympics-university-east-london-sports-history-milano/

As the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics begin to wind down, sports historians are looking back on London’s links with the games more than 100 years after the first competition

17/02/2026

London’s Olympic Research Centre traces the history of the winter games with inaugural webinar
https://www.londondaily.news/londons-olympic-research-centre-traces-the-history-of-the-winter-games-with-inaugural-webinar/
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While the Winter Olympics are synonymous with snow-capped peaks, their origins are inextricably linked to London. As the Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Games take centre stage, the Olympic Studies Research Centre (OSRC) at the University of East London will be hosting a lecture exploring the surprising....