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Sir Chris Woodhead Blog: The trouble is wist does not get you far in life
Fifty years ago, on the morning of Winston Churchill’s funeral, I was cycling on the A25 between Dorking and Reigate when I was overtaken by another cyclist. He was a…
University of Buckingham tops the poll for free speech
The University of Buckingham has come joint top in a new poll revealing which universities have the best record when it comes to freedom of speech. A total of 115…
Publication of the week: Professor Susan Edwards
Edwards, S., “‘Ethnicity’ matters in adoption and child custody: Part 1: some conceptual considerations”, Family Law (Jan 2015), 52-58 This article examines the consideration of ‘ethnicity’ in custody arrangements and…
In the news – 3 February 2015
The family of the Japanese ISIS hostage who appeared in a video allegedly showing his beheading by British militant Jihadi John has paid tribute to his memory. Professor Anthony Glees…
Buckingham Sees Launch of Tenth National Student Survey
This week sees the launch of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2015. Entering its tenth year at Buckingham, the NSS gives final year students the opportunity to comment on teaching,…
Publication of the week: Dr Patricia Covarrubia
Patricia Covarrubia, “Genetic resources and the debate over legacy: Chilean constitutional reform”, European Intellectual Property Review 2015, 37(1), 1-3 This article examines a bill being considered by the Chilean Parliament…
Sir Chris Woodhead Blog: The Triumph of the Bureaucratic Mind
One day in the autumn of 1970 I was sitting with thirty of my eleven year old pupils on the shore of Llyn Cau under Cader Idris in North Wales.…
In the news – 27 January 2015
Professor Anthony Glees was quoted in the Daily Mail (26 Jan): BBC branded ‘mad’ by critics after refusing to call Paris killers ‘terrorists’ and in the Daily Telegraph (25 Jan):…
An update on BUCSIS’s activities over the past few months from Professor Anthony Glees and Dr Julian Richards
Anthony writes: As director of BUCSIS since 2008 I’ve seen the Centre achieve a national and international reputation when it comes to our analysis of intelligence-led security activity, whether in…
Ten point plan to cut 10,000 unnecessary cancer deaths in the UK
One of Britain’s leading Consultant Oncologists claims that a staggering 10,000 deaths per year are caused by the NHS’s failure to treat cancer patients fast enough and he has drawn…