Although romance fraud is a 21st-century term, through the character of Havisham, Dickens clearly demonstrated its often-devastating effects.
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The University of Hull has been changing the world and changing lives since 1927. In a rapidly altering world, our research is responding to some of the biggest global challenges. Our current work ranges from health to habitats, food to flooding and supply chains to slavery.
We have appeared twice in Universities UK’s list of ‘100 discoveries by British universities that have changed the world’. Once for our globally renowned breakthrough in liquid crystal displays (facilitating the technology for screens on mobile phones, TVs, laptops and tablets); and once for our pioneering work on a bone density scanner for the earlier detection of osteoporosis. Our Wilberforce Institute has also won the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its work combatting modern-day slavery.
We’ve been recognised for our academic impact: the University was named in the top 50 UK institutions for research power by Times Higher Education, based on the most recent Research Excellence Framework 2014.
The University’s collaborations are shaping the future. Building on the success of Hull’s reign as City of Culture, in which the University was a Principal Partner, the University is pleased to be bringing the best of British Science to Hull and the Humber in September 2018 by hosting the British Science Festival, giving the opportunity to showcase nationally the region’s significant contribution in this field.
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PhD Candidate, Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) of Renewable Energy and Carbon Removal, University of Hull
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Reader in Creative Writing, University of Hull
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Reader in 20th Century History, University of Hull
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HUBS Associate Dean (Research and Enterprise) & Professor of Social and Political Thought, University of Hull
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Lecturer in History, University of Hull
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Honorary research associate, English literature, University of Hull
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Senior Lecturer in Zoology, University of Hull
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Professor of Science Communication and Chemistry, University of Hull
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Lecturer in Chemical Engineering, University of Hull
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Lecturer in Criminology, University of Hull
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Professor of Water Science & Deputy Director of the Energy and Environment Institute, University of Hull
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Senior Lecturer in Marketing, University of Hull
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Teaching Fellow at the Centre of Excellence for Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Modelling, University of Hull
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Interdisciplinary Doctoral Researcher in English Literature and Indigenous History, University of Hull