Peace Studies department celebrates

Peace Studies department celebrates its fortieth anniversary

A commemorative plaque at the University of Bradford. | Photo: Courtesy of the Quaker Peace Studies Trust.

The University of Bradford’s Peace Studies department celebrated its fortieth anniversary on 24 October.

Quaker Peace Studies Trust and Peace Studies staff witnessed the planting of a tree commemorating the founding of the department, the first in the world devoted to the subject. At the same event, the Soroptimists unveiled their latest Peace Pole, and representatives of Rotary International and UNESCO heard addresses from their sponsored students.

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