Monday 8 February 2010 Once again Buckingham is taking part voluntarily in the National Student Survey (NSS), which starts here today. We recognise its value as an indicator of the quality of the students’ learning experience and are proud of … Read more
Monday 1 February 2010 The news that the Higher Education Funding Council (Hefce) is making heavy cuts in university funding means that this year there will be thousands fewer university places available to UK students and that student-to-staff ratios on … Read more
Monday 1 February 2010 Competitors in the quiz A number of enthusiastic students of French and Spanish came together in the foyer of the Chandos Road Building on 27 January to participate in a language quiz. The questions varied from … Read more
Wednesday 23 December 2009 The move towards a 2-year degree system, announced yesterday (23 December), by Peter Mandelson has been welcomed by the University of Buckingham. Vice-Chancellor, Dr Terence Kealey, said: “The University of Buckingham welcomes the cuts in the … Read more
Monday 21 December 2009 SportBusiness International magazine produces a monthly list of “The world’s 20 most influential …” This month’s list is of sports lawyers, and it includes Dr Gregory Ioannidis, Lecturer in Sports Law at Buckingham. The article by … Read more
Monday 21 December 2009 Teams from Buckingham (left) and Warwick (right) with Mrs Abigail Howson (the judge) at the Weekly Law Reports moot University of Buckingham Law students have had a very busy mooting calendar during 2009. There have been … Read more
Thursday 17 December 2009 The last of the term’s lectures on the prison in Victorian literature, run in conjunction with the University’s Dickens Journals Online project, concentrated very appropriately on A Christmas Carol. The main speaker was Dr Tony Williams, … Read more
Friday 11 December 2009 England has specialist science schools, but remarkably they are not permitted to admit on scientific ability. In a report published today, Physics Participation and Policies: Lessons from Abroad, Professor Alan Smithers and Dr Pamela Robinson of … Read more
Thursday 3 December 2009 The third in the current lecture series on the prison in Victorian literature, run in conjunction with the University’s Dickens Journals Online project, focused on Dickens himself. The speaker was Dr Tony Williams, Research Fellow at … Read more
Thursday 26 November 2009 On 12 November, Carol Brennan of the Law School, along with part-time lecturer Sophie Palmer, accompanied 14 students on the Criminology and Criminal Justice module to a Visitors’ Day at Grendon Prison. This Category B prison … Read more
