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Buckingham in the news

April 2008 update

The University of Buckingham in the national news

Do some careful research. The Independent, 24 April.

Top of the class, again. The Independent, 24 April.

Trainees asked to state specialisms. Times Educational Supplement, 25 April.

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Buckingham staff in the news

Professor Geoffrey Alderman

  • Not in my name, Geoffrey. Guardian Online, 4 April.
  • He has been most unwise, says Labour woman. London Evening Standard, 10 April.
  • Brit says to be wary of speed cameras. The Examiner (Texas), 28 April.

Judith Bray

  • Adrift in dark waters (article about personal tutors). Times Higher Education Supplement, 10 April.

Professor Peter Cooke

  • EC could scrap BER… Motor Trader, 14 April.
  • Do we need another block exemption? Motor Trader, 21 April.
  • Automotive sector: a good base in spite of drawbacks. Financial Times, 24 April.

Professor Tom Cannon

  • What would going down mean for City? Norwich Evening News, 26 April.

Dr Gregory Ioannidis

  • Thanou handed Jones's world medal. BBC Sport, 1 April.

Dr Terence Kealey

  • Philanthropy? It's in our nature. Jewish Chronicle, 18 April.

Debbie Millns

  • Getting to grips with UCAS. Milton Keynes Citizen, 24 April.

Professor Karol Sikora

  • Cancer in the 21st Century. The Lady, 15 April.

Professor Alan Smithers / Centre for Education and Employment Research

  • "Flexible" GCSE modules proposed. Press Association, 7 April.
  • A bite-size GCSE to "reduce the stress on pupils". Daily Mail, 8 April.
  • Exam re-sits will make GCSEs "almost impossible to fail". Daily Telegraph, 8 April.
  • Second-chance exam "dumbs down" GCSE. The Times, 8 April.
  • Farce of re-sit plan for GCSEs. Daily Express, 8 April.
  • "Flexible" testing plans are revealed. Shropshire Star, 8 April.
  • GCSE re-takes will boost pass rate. Western Daily Press, 8 April.
  • GCSE in ice dancing. The Sun, 8 April.
  • Can diplomas beat A-levels? Evening Standard, 10 April.
  • GCSEs will change to modular style. Times Educational Supplement, 11 April.
  • Subtraction: How grammar schools get £1,800 less for every pupil. Sunday Telegraph, 13 April.
  • GCSEs to be turned into flexible modules. Western Morning News, 14 April.
  • Tesco offers 2 for 1 on new degree. Gair Rhydd (Cardiff University Student Union) 21 April.
  • Boys perform better in single-sex classes. The Observer, 27 April.
  • An A-level in Harry Potter. The Mail on Sunday, 27 April.
  • Boys "might do better in single-sex classes". Guardian Online, 27 April.

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Alumni in the news

Mark Gene (Economics 1995)

  • Gene enjoys big race win. Bicester Review, 11 April.

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Appearances and publications

Professor Geoffrey Alderman

  • was interviewed on BBC Radio 4: British Jews and the Dream of Zion, 28 April.
  • Alderman, G. An old enmity. Guardian Online, 3 April.
  • Alderman, G. We're not a 'people'? Outrageous. Jewish Chronicle, 4 April.
  • Alderman, G. We're integrated, but at a price. Jewish Chronicle, 11 April.
  • Alderman, G. The wrong target. Guardian Online, 15 April.
  • Alderman, G. Not so fast. Guardian Online, 22 April.
  • Alderman, G. Israel a theocracy? It would die. Jewish Chronicle, 25 April.
  • Alderman, G. William Frankel. Jewish Chronicle, 25 April.

Judith Bray

Dr John Drew

  • was interviewed with noted feminist author and campaigner Bel Mooney, by Stephen Rhodes. BBC 3 Counties Radio, 21 March.
Professor Nigel Foster
  • delivered a paper on "Migration of workers in contemporary Europe" at an international conference on Economic Integration in the EU enlarged: From free trade towards monetary union at the University of Wroclaw, Poland, on 17-18 April 2008.

Dr Terence Kealey

  • Letter to the editor: Ask UK's happiest students about two-year degrees. Financial Times, 2 April.
  • Kealey, T. Peer review? Give the guy a break. The Times, 28 April.

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Local news

For families in Africa. Bicester Review, 18 April.

Getting to grips with UCAS. Milton Keynes Citizen, 24 April.

Solicitors' firm wins top recognition. Bicester Review, 25 April.

Chef serves up a real treat… Bicester Review, 25 April.

MP drops in for university lecture. Bicester Review, 25 April.

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

  • 4 April: David Wilson lecture and Friends cookery demonstration
  • 11 April: Robin Hollington QC lecture and Adrian Boynton / John MacDomnic concert
  • 18 April: Easter egg hunt success

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