The plans for D-Day, funding for research about the transition from sail to steam, and the Swedish port of Halmstad all feature in these latest interviews.
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Dr Ann Coats, Associate Professor in Maritime History, University of Portsmouth, speaks about the preparations for D-Day, including research shared at the recent Yards to Hards conference (1:51 to 12:05).
Learn more about D-Day, and visit the D-Day Story, Portsmouth
Dr Robert James, Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Social History, University of Portsmouth, speaks about memories of D-Day, and the findings made by students in The D-Day Story’s archives (12:06-18:17)
Louise Sanger, Head of Research, Interpretation and Engagement, Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Heritage and Education Centre, speaks about the new Sail to Steam, Carbon to Green research project and the SHE_SEES exhibition coming to Portsmouth (18:18-27:47)
Read about SHE_SEES exhibition at the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
Dr Tomas Nilson (above, right), Senior Lecturer, School of Education, Humanities and Social Sciences, Halmstad University, Sweden, speaks about the history and culture of the port city of Halmstad, its university and links with Portsmouth (27:48-32:59)
Oscar Karlsson (above, left), History PhD student, University of Portsmouth and Halmstad University, speaks about his research on abysses of misery - prison hulks in Portsmouth and coastal fortress prisons in Sweden, c. 1780-1850 (33:00-37:02)
Read about Oscar Karlsson’s research and his experiences as an international student
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The Port Cities and Maritime Cultures podcast is presented by Dr Guy Collender from the Centre for Port Cities and Maritimes Cultures at the University of Portsmouth.