The Returning Soldier
The Returning Soldier
The Returning Soldier Network (established 2018) brings together scholars and postgraduate research students looking at the figure of the returning soldier from the ancient world to the modern day. It is a collaborative network run by Manchester Metropolitan and Birmingham Newman University.
The Returning Soldier looks at how veterans have coped with the experience of returning home, how they were received and how they were perceived by the people and communities they returned to. The network involves academics from universities across the UK, Europe, USA, Australia, and New Zealand.
Anyone with an academic interest in the subject of military veterans can join the network.
If you would like to join, please email network leaders Professor Kathryn Hurlock (K.Hurlock@mmu.ac.uk) and Dr Owen Rees (O.Rees@staff.newman.ac.uk)
Events
9 April 2026 – Forgotten Veterans. Returning Soldier Network Symposium Programme. Birmingham Newman University.
9 May 2025 – Pilgrimage and War Online Meeting.
5 February 2025 – Pilgrimage and War Online Meeting.
2 October 2024 – Pilgrimage and War Scoping Workshop.
17 June 2019 – Veteran Politics in Europe Workshop. Manchester Metropolitan University.
7 December 2018 – Combat Stress and the Pre-Modern World Workshop. Manchester Metropolitan University.
6 September 2018 – The Returning Soldier Symposium. Manchester Metropolitan University.