UCL Americas

UCL Institute of the Americas ranked 1st in the UK in Area Studies and Impact in the Research Excellence Framework 2021 (REF). Read more about our results 🔗 ucl.ac.uk/americas/resea… #UCLResearch #REFresults

Those interested in the underlying thinking & policies regarding community climate adaptation should take a look at this workshop. Workshop partners will bring case studies from Venezuela and Uzbekistan.

✨Don’t miss out on an opportunity to hear from leading scholars and representatives from area studies institutions across Europe providing fresh insights on how to foster collaboration in an era of shifting global priorities. Only a few seats left ➡️ ucl.ac.uk/americas/event…

⭐️1 more week to book⭐️ 🔶How do Latin American Studies fit within broader Area Studies frameworks? 🔶Is Latin America still a coherent and relevant category of analysis? 🔶What role should European institutions and journals like JLAS play in shaping the future of the field?

📢Calling Early Career Researchers! The UCL Institute of the Americas invites EOI for fellowships offering: 🔸funding 🔸mentorship 🔸a unique opportunity to join a vibrant research community 🔸a platform to launch your independent career 🔗ucl.ac.uk/americas/resea…

Navigating Extractivism and Socio-Environmental Conflict in Peru and Latin America @UCLAmericas students have produced podcasts interviewing speakers, Beatriz Merino, former Ombudsman of Peru, & Carlos Alza, former Deputy Ombudsman of Peru 🔈Listen here: ucl.ac.uk/americas/news/…

Did you know 2025 marks the anniversary of the founding of Operation Condor in 1975? In this video, we tell you about that sinister plan. Composed of🇦🇷🇧🇴🇧🇷🇨🇱🇪🇨🇵🇾🇵🇪🇺🇾, it persecuted political activists in exile in South America&beyond. To learn more, visit plancondor.org/en

My review of an important book on business history in Latin America - Andrea Lluch, Martín Monsalve Zanatti and Marcelo Bucheli (eds.), A Business History of Latin America. cambridge.org/core/journals/…

Honorary Researcher, @amayoap, with others from UCL & Essex, have undertaken a community mural project with refugees. Led by a renowned Colombian artist, a community of Venezuelan refugees & Colombian citizens created a large ‘climate displacement’ mural ucl.ac.uk/americas/resea…

From Brown v. Board of Education to the Stonewall Riots to the PATRIOT ACT, our US Studies: History and Politics MA offers you a way to understand how civil liberties have evolved throughout the twentieth century in the USA. Come join us: ucl.ac.uk/americas/study…

Dr Lessa has been interviewed for radio programme, "El invitado de @RFI". This followed her invitation to speak at a conference in Paris on the 50th anniversary of Operation Condor. Find out more, inc. how to watch/listen to the interview: ucl.ac.uk/americas/news/…

🚨 **Reminder** 🚨 The deadline to apply for fellowship opportunities is **this Friday**! Don't miss out on this chance to advance your career and make a difference. 📅 Deadline: Friday 27 June 2025 🔗 ucl.ac.uk/americas/news/…

What is it like to be a student on our MA in US Studies? Oli tells us why they chose to pursue a Master’s in United States Studies: History & Politics, and the benefits the programme offers. #USPolitics #GradSchool #MakeYourMastersMatter

⭐️Panel⭐️ Fabio Senne, Centro Regional de Estudios sobre el Desarrollo de la Sociedad de la Información (Brazil) María de Lourdes Martínez Villaseñor, Sociedad Mexicana de Inteligencia Artificial (Mexico) Rodrigo Durán CENIA (Chile) Marcelo Mendoza (Universidad Catolica de Chile)

What is it like to be a student on our MA in Latin American Studies: History, Politics and Society? Listen to James tell us about his experience and what he enjoyed about the programme. Find out more: ucl.ac.uk/americas/study… #postgrad #MakeYourMastersMatter #UCL

💭What does decolonising praxis look like? Join us for two workshops by @IIPP_UCL and @UCLSTEaPP to brainstorm, dialogue, & reflect on this and more. 🔗Learn more: buff.ly/HiAmXIT ✍️Register here: buff.ly/NG9SXZP ❗️Apply by 10 June 2025, 17:00 BST

✨Binging together leading policymakers, researchers, and practitioners from Latin America to discuss emerging frameworks for the governance of AI across the region. Spaces are limited. Find out more ➡️ucl.ac.uk/americas/event…

Upcoming IHR Latin American history seminar with @GemaKloppe on Thursday June 12 @UCLAmericas 📢Please retweet📢

✨FILM SCREENING exploring representations and realities of extractivism in Latin American fiction and documentary cinema, focusing on how films portray workers’ and communities’ daily lives and struggles. 📽️➡️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/exhausted-wo…

Be exposed to prominent development theories and the most influential frameworks used by development practitioners today. Join the core module of our @UCLAmericas MSc International Development programme 🔗ucl.ac.uk/americas/study… #Development #Theory #Policy #Practice #postgrad

Alongside the Journal of Latin American Studies (JLAS), we are proud to host a high-level panel that brings together the directors of major Latin American Studies centres in Europe to reflect on the future of the field. Book your place: ucl.ac.uk/americas/event…