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Town and Gown

Student life through 900 years. Ellie Cawthorne on the rivalry between town and gown.

• 15 mins

The Wits

Ellie Cawthorne on writers, actors and entertainers that were forged at university.

• 15 mins

The Diarist and the Blogger

Ellie Cawthorne compares a student diary from 1690 to an undergraduate blog from 2015.

• 15 mins

Lords and Sizars

The class divide between student privilege and poor sizars, in Byron's time and today.

• 15 mins

Stuffed Crocodiles and the Chrysler Building

What do female students' bedrooms in 1896 and 2016 say about their lives?

• 15 mins

The Curious Incident of the Brown Dog

The part played by students in the infamous 1907 Brown Dog vivisection riots.

• 15 mins

A Letter from the Trenches

Ellie Cawthorne tells the stories of students who went to war.

• 15 mins

A Very Essex Protest

Ellie Cawthorne on a protest at Essex University in 1968 that had a lasting impact.

• 15 mins

Home and Away

Ellie Cawthorne explores the changing experiences of those studying abroad.

• 15 mins