Last Friday and Saturday night saw the transformed Radcliffe Centre rocking to the sounds of Bernie Marsden and his acoustic band. Both nights were sold out well in advance for these intimate fundraising concerts, with those attending enjoying a series … Read more
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 Trusts is a new approach to the study of trusts. It highlights the way … Read more
Law students from the University of Buckingham witnessed British legal history and a masterclass in appeal court advocacy on Wednesday 15 February at the Court of Appeal, Royal Courts of Justice, London, before the Lord Chief Justice, when the appeal … Read more
Richards, J., “Globalization and the rise of Far Right militancy in Europe: a UK perspective”, in B.A. Szegal & I. Andras (eds), Confligo: Conflict in a Society in Transition (Dunaujvaros: Dunaujvaros College Press, 2011), 47-77. ISBN: 978-963-9915-44-2. The chapters in … Read more
After three months of building work, the Radcliffe Centre is refurbished and open again, complete with new raked seating, underfloor heating, new lighting, sound system and kitchen. The University is proud to have an up-to-date lecture theatre and concert venue … Read more
Shackleton, J.R., “Wellbeing at work: any lessons?”, in P. Booth (ed.), … and the Pursuit of Happiness: Wellbeing and the Role of Government (London: IEA, 2012), 131-159. ISBN: 978-0-255-36656-4. This chapter (in a book which has received much publicity recently) … Read more
Edwards, S., “Adolescent minors: protest and perish”, Family Law (January 2012), 45-51 In this article Professor Edwards examines the policing tactics used in recent demonstrations involving students and school children, including the case of (R (On the Application of Castle) … Read more
Today (Monday 6 February) sees the launch of the National Student Survey (NSS) 2012 at the University of Buckingham. The NSS is an independent national survey of student satisfaction that gives final year students the opportunity to comment on teaching, … Read more
O’Hara, A., F.-L. Lim, D.J. Mazzatti & P. Trayhurn, “Stimulation of inflammatory gene expression in human preadipocytes by macrophage-conditioned medium: Upregulation of IL-6 production by macrophage-derived IL-1β”, Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 349 (2012), 239–247. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2011.10.031. This study, which involved a … Read more
Professor Michael Burleigh has won the 2012 Nonino Prize for his contribution to the study of history, joining a distinguished list of past winners including Sir Vidia Naipaul, Edward Said and Lord Thomas. Professorial Research Fellow at the Humanities Research … Read more
