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Publication of the week: Dr Nicholas Cambridge
Nicholas Cambridge, “From the Slaughter House of Blood to Mr Pickwick: Charles Dickens and Medicine”, Hunterian Society Transactions vol. LXI (Session 2012-13) [2014], 13-28 In this article, medical historian and…
Publication of the week: Professor Alan Smithers
Alan Smithers, “Education”, in Anthony Seldon and Mike Finn (eds), The Coalition Effect, 2010-15 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015), 257-289. ISBN: 978-1-107-44018-0. In his chapter on education in The Coalition Effect,…
Conference papers by Dr Adriano Aymonino
Adriano Aymonino and Jonathan Yarker (Lowell Libson) gave a paper on “Theory and practice of art in France and Britain in the long 18th century” on 28 February as part…
In the news – 24 March 2015
“But John Prescott blames Britain for Islamic extremism” – Anthony Glees quoted. The Daily Mail, 22 March. Policy failures are partly to blame for Islamic extremism in Britain, John Prescott…
Sir Chris Woodhead Blog: Teachers as Authorities not Facilitators
I never met Theodore Zinn, but, reading his obituary a week or two ago, I very much wish that I had. From 1950 to 1983 Zinn taught Classics at Westminster.…
Publication of the week: Professor Susan Edwards
Edwards, S., “‘Ethnicity’ matters: Part 2: ‘ethnicity’ legally constructed”, Family Law 2015, 45(Feb), 158-166 This, the second part of a two-part article on ethnicity in adoption and child placement arrangements…
New Horizons mission to Pluto
In an article published in Earth Magazine, Barry diGregorio looks at NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft’s mission to the outer solar system: Pluto, the Kuiper Belt and beyond. Apart from Pluto…
University of Buckingham Honorary Graduates
Sir Roger Bannister and Sir Magdi Yacoub are among the Honorary Graduates at this year’s University of Buckingham Graduation ceremonies. Sir Graeme Catto was also made an Honorary Graduate alongside…
Press Release: University of Buckingham Honorary Graduates
21 March 2015 Sir Roger Bannister and Sir Magdi Yacoub are among the Honorary Graduates at this year’s University of Buckingham Graduation ceremonies. Sir Graeme Catto was also made an…
University of Buckingham Applied Computing Department receives prestigious accreditation
The University’s Applied Computing Department has received accreditation from the prestigious British Computer Society (BCS), a world-class professional body, which will enable students to enhance their standing and employability in…