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University mourns death of John Blundell
It is with very great regret that the University has learned of the untimely death of John Blundell. John was a distinguished Director General of the Institute of Economic Affairs…
Publication of the week: Dr Philip Fine
Fine, P.A. & Ginsborg, J., “Making myself understood: perceived factors affecting the intelligibility of sung text”, Frontiers in Psychology 5 (2014). doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00809. Singing is universal, and understanding sung words is…
Publication of the week: Suleyman Al-Showarah, Naseer Al-Jawad & Harin Sellahewa
Al-Showarah, S., N. Al-Jawad & H. Sellahewa, “Effects of User Age on Smartphone and Tablet Use, Measured with an Eye-Tracker via Fixation Duration, Scan-Path Duration, and Saccades Proportion”, Universal Access in…
Press Release: University of Buckingham Forms Development Board to Raise Funds for Medical School
3 July 2014 The University of Buckingham Medical School Development Board has met today to start its £30m fundraising campaign to launch the first independently-funded not-for-profit medical school in Britain…
Vice-Chancellor Retires
An announcement by Dr Robert Vanderplank, Chairman of Council, University of Buckingham. The Vice-Chancellor, Professor Terence Kealey, has informed me of his intention to retire at the end of this…
Publication of the week: Dr Katie Campbell
Campbell, K., British Gardens in Time: The Greatest Gardens and the People Who Shaped Them (London: Frances Lincoln, 2014). 224 pp. ISBN: 978-0-711-23576-2. Gardens have long been seen as markers…
University top of the class for graduate prospects
The University of Buckingham is top for graduate prospects, according to new figures released by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA). The number of students taking first degrees who got…
Publication of the week: Professor Judith Bray
Judith Bray, Unlocking Land Law (4th ed., London: Routledge, 2014). ISBN: 978-1-444-109116-0. Unlocking Land Law is part of the Unlocking the Law series of very popular textbooks previously published by…
The Royal Society publishes CEER report
Teacher provision in the physical sciences and mathematics has been a long-standing and deep-seated problem in many countries. As part of its Vision for Science and Mathematics Education project, The…
Buckingham is the safest place to study
Buckingham the safest place to study in England and Wales, analysis by TheCompleteUniversityGuide.co.uk reveals. Students at The University of Buckingham are in the most crime-free environment in England and Wales,…