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.

In this second episode of Port Cities and Maritime Cultures, Dr Guy Collender, Research Fellow, University of Portsmouth, speaks to:

• Dr Ann Coats, Associate Professor in Maritime History, University of Portsmouth, about the preparations for D-Day, including research shared at the recent Yards to Hards conference (1 minute 51 seconds to 12 minutes 5 seconds)
• Visit the D-Day Story, Portsmouth
• Dr Robert James, Senior Lecturer in Cultural and Social History, University of Portsmouth, about memories of D-Day, and the findings made by students in The D-Day Story’s archives (12:06-18:17)

Visit the D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Read the research and listen to a podcast produced by students following their work at the archives of The D-Day Story, Portsmouth

Study History at the University of Portsmouth

• Louise Sanger, Head of Research, Interpretation and Engagement, Lloyd’s Register Foundation’s Heritage and Education Centre, 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 the £635,000 from Lloyd’s Register Foundation to research maritime energy transition research to understand the impact on coastal communities

Read about women in the maritime sector and the 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, about the history and culture of the port city of Halmstad, its university and their links with Portsmouth (27:48-32:59)
• Oscar Karlsson (above, left), History PhD student, University of Portsmouth and Halmstad University, 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

The podcast is produced by the Centre for Port Cities and Maritime Cultures at the University of Portsmouth.

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