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Talk by Paul Harris SC: The Right to Demonstrate
Paul Harris SC gave, on Tuesday 17 May, an interesting and exciting talk to students on the Right to Demonstrate. Basing his explanation on the fundamental rights to free speech…
In the news – 24 May 2016
TV and radio appearances Professor Glees was interviewed about: The EU referendum on Info-Radio Berlin (twice) and Radio Eins The Egyptian plane disaster on BBC Radio Oxford Boris Johnson’s Hitler…
It’s not just about the words: cryptic crossword solvers tend to be scientists
Generally considered to be the preserve of wordsmiths, it turns out that mathematicians are actually the best crossword-solvers, University of Buckingham research reveals. The survey also suggested that cryptic crossword…
Publication of the week: Dr Carol Brennan
Vera Bermingham and Carol Brennan, Tort Law Directions (5th edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2016 ). 448 pp. ISBN: 978-0-19-8753247. Tort Law, by joint authors Carol Brennan and Vera Bermingham,…
Company car drivers should expect more taxation, warns fleet expert
Speaking during a Q&A session at last week’s Fleet World Fleet Show, Colin Tourick, Professor of Automotive Management at The University of Buckingham, said there were “no votes in business…
Dr Patricia Covarrubia at the UK Trade & Investment Roadshow
On 18 May Dr Patricia Covarrubia was invited to participate in the UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) Roadshow taking place in Reading. The UKTI Roadshow focused on trade and investment…
BUCSIS trip to the House of Lords
Lord Young of Cookham: “The Conservative Party Today: Britain, Europe and the World” On Thursday 5 May 2016 the students and staff of the Buckingham University Centre for Security and…
In the news – 17 May 2016
TV appearances: Professor Anthony Glees was interviewed on BBC South East TV News, expressing dismay at the police surveillance of two Green politicians. Click here for the quotes. Print appearances:…
Publication of the week: Dr Kathryn Friedlander and Dr Philip Fine
Kathryn J. Friedlander & Philip A. Fine, “The Grounded Expertise Components Approach in the Novel Area of Cryptic Crossword Solving”, Frontiers in Psychology 7:567 (May 2016). DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00567. Dr Fine…
What makes a successful Prime Minister?
How to be a successful prime minister was the subject of Vice-Chancellor Sir Anthony Seldon’s inaugural lecture for the University. He examined the constraints of the physical space in No…