Merseyside's young Turks bring hope for the future. icCheshireOnline.co.uk, 13 March.
Everton blueprint for success. BBC Sport, 20 March. This article was also commented on in an online community: toffeeweb.com on 21 March.
A just reward for enterprising spirit of our region's firms. icCheshireOnline.co.uk, 28 March.

Dr Gregory Ioannidis

Thanou not thinking of medals on international return. The Guardian; Yahoo Sports, 2 March.

Dr Terence Kealey

Is it 'ciao' to the Masters? The Independent, 1 March.

Dr Jane Ridley

Massive model captures magnificence of Liverpool's never-built cathedral. Canada.com, 15 March.

Dr Pamela Robinson

Physics teachers 'quit too early'. Financial Times, 20 March.

Professor Karol Sikora (Dean-elect, Medical School)

NHS to become 'unaffordable', says think tank. Daily Telegraph, 6 March.

Professor Alan Smithers

Progress ends at primary school for one tenth of all children. The Times, 1 March.
Long hours and constant change blamed for shortage of head teachers. Daily Telegraph, 9 March.
Taking a leaf out of Europe's text books. Daily Telegraph, 13 March.
More top universities now accept the Welsh Baccalaureate. Western Mail Series, 15 March.
Questions being dumbed down, says watchdog. Manchester Evening News, 16 March.
'Dumbed-down' English GCSE fails to challenge pupils, says watchdog. The Times, 16 March.
'Appalling' writing skills drive tutors to seek help. Times Higher Education Supplement, 16 March.
Universities set to coach the brightest children from the age of 4. The Times, 17 March.
Benefits 'destroying family life'. Daily Telegraph, 17 March.
Study criticises shortage of physics teachers in Britain's secondary classrooms. Yorkshire Post, 20 March.
Schools 'need to share teachers to save physics'. Manchester Evening News, 20 March.
Pupils will never know if they like physics. Worcester Evening News, 20 March.
Pupils hit by lack of specialists. Nuneaton Evening Telegraph; Coventry Evening Telegraph, 20 March.
Expert teachers 'key to physics'. BBC News, 20 March.
Youngsters missing out on physics. Reading Evening Post, 21 March.
Staff ill-prepared for their calling. Times Educational Supplement, 23 March.
Cillian puts the physical into physics. Times Education Supplement, 23 March.
Watchdog says exams are 'dumbed down'. Oxford Times, 23 March.
School of silly walks. Daily Mail, 30 March.

Professor Chris Woodhead

What can people do when the state system fails them? Sunday Telegraph, 4 March
Battle of a Wee Laddie's Twix. The Guardian, 27 March.
Who watches the watchdog? The Guardian, 27 March.
Same name, new recipe. The Guardian, 28 March.
Academies are part of a neoliberal agenda for our schools. SocialistWorker.co.uk, 28 March.

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Alumni in the news

Pearl Lam (AFM 1982)

Cultured Pearl. The Times Magazine (supplement to The Times ), 3 March.

Chris Maduaburochukwu Okolie (Law 1984)

Okolie, newbreed publisher dies. AllAfrica.com, 5 March.

Bolasodun Adesumbo Ajibola (Honorary Graduate 1996)

Tribute: Judge Ajibola. Vanguard (Nigeria), 22 March.

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Appearances and publications

Professor Norman Barry

"Europe: still a laggard economy",The Freeman, March 2007.
"Sir Samuel Brittan". D. Brack & E. Randall (eds), Dictionary of Liberal Thought (London: Politico's Publishing, March 2007).

Hongbo Du

picture appeared in the Bosnian news magazine Dani, as a part of an article entitled "20,000 Euros for Quality" about Sarajevo School of Science and Technology.
made a three-week visit to SSST in March. He taught a course on data mining to Information Systems students, and gave a talk on the subject to the Computer Science students and faculty members. He also gave a talk on China as a part of SSST's general education course.

Dr Terence Kealey

was discussion leader at the Institute for Humane Studies / Liberty Fund Colloquium Education for All: Compulsion, the State and Schooling. Philadelphia, 23-25 March.
spoke to the Goldwater Institute in Phoenix, Arizona, about why government should not fund biosciences and bio-technology. 28 March.
attended a Liberty Fund Science round table discussion. Indianapolis, 30 March.

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Local news

MP becomes a Doctor of Science at University. Milton Keynes Citizen, 1 March.

The Film Place. Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser; Brackley & Towcester Advertiser; Bicester Review, 2 March.

The return of James Bond. Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser; Brackley & Towcester Advertiser; Bicester Review, 2 March.

Graduation day delight. Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser; Brackley & Towcester Advertiser; Bicester Review, 2 March.

MP picks up doctorate from county university. MK News, 7 March.

University box (Buckingham & Winslow Advertiser; Brackley & Towcester Advertiser; Bicester Review)

2 March - Public lecture: Right Reverend Alan Wilson on 6 March.
9 March - News of visits by and to Buckingham students.
16 March - News from the University of Buckingham Press.

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Other news

Honorary law degree goes to ex-student. Gloucester Citizen, 5 March.

Course on glowing report. Brentwood Gazette Series, 21 March.

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