by aseifert | May 13, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Interviews, Libraries & Publications
Last year the three volume set of the History of Oxford University Press was published under the general editorship of Simon Eliot. The books span five centuries of printing and publishing including highlights such as the foundation of the Oxford English Dictionary...
by aseifert | Mar 19, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Human Rights, Interviews, Training and Research
We recently joined Dr Damien Short, Director of the Human Rights Consortium (HRC) and a Senior Lecturer in Human Rights at the School of Advanced Study, to discuss the renowned MA in Understanding and Securing Human Rights. In a world facing the potential ‘perfect...
by aseifert | Feb 19, 2014 | Interviews, Languages & Literature
On Wednesday 12th of February I went had breakfast at the House of Lords. Unfortunately, I can’t pretend that this is how I generally start my Wednesdays. I was invited to these grand surroundings on business, specifically to attend the launch of a new website and...
by aseifert | Feb 14, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, History & Classics, Interviews, Languages & Literature, Philosophy
Back in January it was announced that a film to which Colin Blakemore, Professor of Neuroscience and Philosophy in the School of Advanced Study, had contributed was nominated for a BAFTA as well as being shortlisted for an Oscar nomination. We caught up with him...
by aseifert | Feb 10, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Interviews, Philosophy, The Human Mind Project
Professor Colin Blakemore’s work branches out into a plethora of disciplines delving into the mechanisms of the brain, thought and perception, in his role as Professor of Neuroscience and Philosophy in the School of Advanced Study. As a renowned neuroscientist with a...
by aseifert | Jan 7, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Interviews, Languages & Literature
The Institute of Germanic Studies & Romance Studies has now re-launched as the Institute of Modern Languages Research, continuing its mission to promote and facilitate research in Modern Languages in the UK. We have been interviewing experts in the field to learn...
