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12 October 2015 - 0 comments - President Post

“I’m relieved and pleased that no-one has yet asked anyone else what car they drive!”, said my old school-mate ‘Hinesey’ [now Dr James Hine of the University of Edinburgh] at…

5 October 2015 - 0 comments - Fellow post

Fellow and Head of Communications at MPLS Carolyne Culver writes for the Blog in her new role as Chamberlain at Kellogg. Friday evening’s Induction and Coming Up Dinner was a great…

8 July 2015 - 0 comments - Student post

Kellogg Scholar Christine Paget (DPhil Education) writes about mixed-methods research in the context of her research and fieldwork.

10 June 2015 - 0 comments - Fellow post

Carolyne Culver, Fellow and Head of Communications for the University's MPLS Division writes about embracing the outdoors to help boost our wellbeing.

15 May 2015 - 0 comments - Student post

Student Angela Stallone (MSc Water Science, Policy and Management) raised money for Nepal by taking part in WaterAid’s Mountain Challenge on Saturday 6th June.

1 May 2015 - 0 comments - Student post

Student Cathy Jewison writes about her experience of studying for a Masters whilst living in Northern Canada.

24 March 2015 - 0 comments - President Post

From left to right: David Griffiths, Jonathan Michie, and Lord & Lady Patten of Barnes. Photo: John Cairns. At our 25th Foundation Dinner on March 14th 2015, the University’s Chancellor…

10 March 2015 - 0 comments - President Post

There have been several reports recently about mature and part-time students having lost out with the new arrangements for student funding – see for example Peter Scott’s ‘Adult education the…

23 February 2015 - 0 comments - President Post

I’ve been writing and talking about why the social sciences matter over the past few days, as a result of the publication of the Academy of Social Sciences book by…

10 February 2015 - 0 comments - Fellow post

This article, written by Senior Research Fellow Robin Cohen, first appeared in Discover Society a digital platform which is published by Social Research Publications, a not-for-profit collaboration between sociology and social policy academics and…