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Publication of the week: Dr James Slater and Professor bob Watt
Slater, J. & b. Watt, “In defence of democracy: The criminalisation of impersonation”, Election Law Journal: Rules, Politics, and Policy, June 2015, 14(2): 165-185; doi:10.1089/elj.2015.0307 This article offers a philosophical justification…
Sir Chris Woodhead Blog: The absurdity of social mobility
What does our collective preoccupation with social mobility tell us about the nation in which we live? It tells us that we have lost sight of everything that should matter…
Ulysses read in a day
James Joyce’s Ulysses – set in one day – is recognised as one of the most challenging books to read, due to its complex language and structure as well as…
In the news – 16 June 2015
Professor Anthony Glees speaking about Edward Snowden: The Guardian Snowden files ‘read by Russia and China’: five questions for UK government Shami Chakrabati: Let me be clear The Daily Mail…
New Institute of International Monetary Research launched
A new Institute of International Monetary Research, led by leading UK monetarist Professor Tim Congdon, CBE, and supported by The University of Buckingham, is being launched today (Thursday 11 June).…
Press release: New Institute of International Monetary Research launched
A new Institute of International Monetary Research, led by leading UK monetarist Professor Tim Congdon, CBE, and supported by The University of Buckingham, is being launched today (Thursday 11 June).…
University of Buckingham to host Defining Digital Dickens event for national humanities festival
The University of Buckingham has been awarded a grant to help with hosting Defining Digital Dickens, an event in Being Human 2015, the UK’s national festival of the humanities. This…
Buckingham academic wins the Royal Society of Literature’s £10,000 Ondaatje Prize
Justin Marozzi, a Senior Research Fellow in the Humanities Research Institute, has been announced as the 2015 winner of the Royal Society of Literature’s Ondaatje Prize. The award is given…
In the news – 9 June 2015
Is this ISIS’ oldest jihadi? Elderly man flees China with his family to fight alongside terror group in Syria – Anthony Glees quoted. Daily Mail, 4 June. Islamic State fighters in…
University mourns the loss of Professor Keith Shaw
A key academic and former Dean, Professor Keith Shaw, has passed away. Keith Shaw was a distinguished economist, a graduate of the London School of Economics and Columbia where he…