Latest News
Publication of the week: Professor Jane Ridley
Ridley, J., Bertie: A Life of Edward VII (London: Chatto & Windus, 2012). 624 pp. ISBN: 978-0-701-17614-3. Edward VII, who gave his name to the Edwardian age, but was always…
CEER Press Release: Ofsted Missing the Point of Teacher Training
University-led teacher training receives better grades from Ofsted than school-led training, yet fewer of the trainees actually become teachers. “What is teacher training if the trainees do not become teachers?’…
Press Release: Buckingham Tops Student Satisfaction Poll
27 September 2012 The University of Buckingham has come top out of UK universities in student satisfaction. The result is based on the University’s performance on one particular question (22)…
Press Release: Lord Young to visit The University of Buckingham
On Wednesday the 18 July Lord Young of Graffham, the Prime Minister’s Enterprise Adviser, will visit The University of Buckingham to talk to students and staff about the UK Government‘s…
UBPL Press Release: New 11+ Practice Scheme
10 May 2012 The University of Buckingham Press has published a catalogue for the coming year which includes new online “practice packs” for pupils taking the 11+ exam. For the…
Press Release: Apocalypse Calypso: Poems by Graham Roos Out Now
Apocalypse Calypso began life as an epic poem and verse show, first appearing at King’s Place in conjunction with The Guardian, The Royal Opera House and London Sinfonietta, starring Dame…
Press Release: Bertie Graduates at 90
23 March 2012 A former MI6 electronics engineer aged 90 has become the UK’s oldest new graduate, after graduating this month with a Masters degree from The University of Buckingham.…
Press Release: The University of Buckingham Honours Lady Barbara Judge CBE and Professor Philip James CBE
Thursday 15 March 2012 Honorary Degrees to be Awarded on 16 & 17 March 2012 Lord Tanlaw, Chancellor of The University of Buckingham, will confer Honorary Degrees on the following…
Publication of the week: Dr Harin Sellahewa
Sellahewa, H., “Using an online student response system in small group teaching: a pilot study”, Italics 10.3, 38-42 (November 2011). Student response systems (SRS) have been shown to be an…
Publication of the week: Judith Bray
Bray, J., A Student’s Guide to Equity and Trusts (1st ed., Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2012) 376 pp. ISBN: 978-0-521-15299-0. A Student’s Guide to Equity and Trustsis a new approach…