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Student sets up food bank at the University
A student has set up a food bank at The University of Buckingham for fellow undergraduates and has already managed to get both large chains and independents to provide the…
In the news – 3 March 2015
“Why ‘Jihadi John’ is so worrying” – article by Anthony Glees on CNN, 26 February. The revelations on Thursday over the identity of “Jihadi John” – that he apparently grew up…
Sir Chris Woodhead Blog: Promises, promises – 66 days to the next election
As you will all remember, in the run up to the 1997 election the Labour party published a list of five promises. One of these was that no primary school…
Publication of the week: Dr Sarah Sargent
Sargent, S., “What’s in a name: The contested meaning of free, prior and informed consent in international financial law and indigenous rights”, in Valentina Vadi & Bruno de Witte (eds), Culture…
In the news – 24 February 2015
Professor Anthony Glees was quoted in an article in the Daily Mail on 18 February: “Islamic State terrorists will use the cover of desperate migrants packed on to boats fleeing…
The CAB comes to The University of Buckingham
The Citizens’ Advice Bureau has come to the University thanks to a group of law students who are manning a weekly session on campus for Buckingham residents. The eight undergraduates,…
Academic visitors to the Department of Applied Computing
During the latter part of the Autumn term Dr Stuart Hall, a research lecturer in Mathematics in the Department, hosted a visit from Dr Wafaa Batat. Wafaa is a researcher…
Publication of the week: Dr Anwar Halari
Halari, A., “Investigating calendar influence in the Karachi Stock Exchange”, International Research Journal of Finance and Economics 118 (2014), 131-145 This paper examines the influence of the Gregorian and the…
In the news – 17 February 2015
The Archbishop of Canterbury has provoked controversy by appearing to apologise for the British bombing of Dresden during the Second World War. To read this article from the Daily Express…
Publication of the week: Dr Adolfo Paolini
Paolini, A., Research Handbook on Directors’ Duties (Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, November 2014). 384 pp. ISBN: 978-1-78100-440-1. In this edited collection Dr Paolini has managed to assemble a number of…