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US Election Special: Known Knowns and Known Unknowns of the 2016 Race to the White House (1/3)
By Dafydd Townley In just ten months time the United States electorate will vote on who will be the 45th President of the United States. The first primaries start next month in New Hampshire with the party debates between the… Continue reading
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Part 2 Students: Teach First and Pizza Lunch!
Date: Wednesday 3rd February from 1-2pm Venue: HUMSS 128 Join Teach First for a pizza lunch to discover more about their special route to accelerate your leadership career in education, business and beyond. Teach First is a graduate employer, who… Continue reading
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Part 2 Students: Career Development Opportunity with Microsoft
Microsoft will be on campus on Monday 18th January, from 1-2 pm, to advertise their graduate entry scheme, plus 120 internships for second-year students. Microsoft recruits across all disciplines – not just computer science! For further details and to book… Continue reading
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Medieval Christmas Celebrations
by Dr Ruth Salter Feasting at King Arthur’s court, British Library MS Royal 20 D. iv. f.1r. It was Christmas at Camelot, and there was the king with his leading lords and all his best soldiers, the famous company of… Continue reading
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Inventing the English Christmas
Professor Anne Lawrence-Mathers Did the Anglo-Saxons have a midwinter festival before the coming of Christianity and Christmas? Most of what is documented comes from the work of the Venerable Bede (c672-735). His references to pagan practices suggest distaste for what… Continue reading
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