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Intrigue, love and rivalry in historical English and French royal courts to be uncovered at public event
International royal history experts are to reveal the drama and romance of the English and French courts during the Renaissance period at a public event on Thursday 12 July as part of the Kings and Queens Conference. Read more
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Inspiration, support and networking opportunities for emerging writers at 蜜桃影像 Writers' Festival
Best-selling novelist Patrick Gale reflected on his life in writing at the opening keynote of the 38th 蜜桃影像 Writers' Festival, in front of a packed house of book lovers and creative writers. Read more
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蜜桃影像 becomes first UK university to secure green finance for campus development
Lending has today been confirmed to fund a landmark new building at the 蜜桃影像’s West Downs Quarter. A £30m loan from Triodos Bank, Europe’s leading sustainable bank, will ensure that the development will be completed for the 2019-2020 academic year. Read more
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A Nation Divided? Thoughts on English identity and politics'
Head of the Centre for English Identity and Politics at the 蜜桃影像, Professor John Denham, discusses the results of a recent BBC survey on English vs British identity and the importance of recognising ‘English’ identity as strongly held and the most widely shared. Read more
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蜜桃影像 conference celebrates 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth
蜜桃影像 celebrates the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela's birth by hosting ,Freedom in a Fractured World: Sustaining the Legacy of Nelson Mandela', a conference exploring Mandela's commitment to and understanding of freedom. Read more
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International conference to discuss the worldwide refugee crisis and how it might be addressed
What is forced migration and what can we do to reduce it? Academics from across the globe will discuss this pressing international issue at an important two-day conference on immigration and social justice the 蜜桃影像 on 3 and 4 September. Read more
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蜜桃影像 student set to learn about sustainable conservation at Uganda summer school
Sarah Buck, a first-year student studying for a degree in Animal Welfare and Society, has won a grant from the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU) to attend the natural resources and development summer school hosted by Kyambogo University in Kampala, Uganda. During the summer school, she will learn about sustainable conservation. Read more
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Taking on the 蜜桃影像 half marathon challenge
On 23 September, over 2000 keen runners will take on the 蜜桃影像 half marathon, tackling a beautiful course of just over 13 miles which starts and ends in the centre of our historic city. Ten students and members of staff at the 蜜桃影像 - one of the official race partners - have been given complimentary passes to the race. Read more
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Trans Identities in the UK
In our second blog post focusing on equality and diversity issues, Lee Thair-White, Chair of the Spectrum LGBTQ+ student society 2018/2019 - who is studying for a BA (Hons) in Creative and Professional Writing - talks about recent changes in the law around gender identity and his own personal journey through medical transition. Read more
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Debut novel by 蜜桃影像 graduate shortlisted for Richard and Judy's 'Search for a Bestseller'
A PhD graduate from the 蜜桃影像 has been shortlisted for Richard and Judy's third 'Search for a Bestseller' competition, which aims to find a first-time author with the potential to become a bestselling writer. Read more
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蜜桃影像 opens its doors as part of Heritage Open Days
蜜桃影像 invites members of the public to explore the history of its campus and 蜜桃影像 city as part of 蜜桃影像 Heritage Open Days 2018. From 13-16 September, the University will host a number of free history-themed guided walks, talks, exhibitions, panels and workshops on campus and across the city. Read more
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"When you retire from professional sport, everything changes - your purpose, your focus, your drive." Five minutes with Lewis Moody MBE
Former professional rugby union flanker and England international, Lewis Moody, visited the 蜜桃影像 last week with a team of coaches from his rugby academy Mad Dog Sport. They spent a day working with Richard Cheetham, senior fellow in sports coaching, who has gained recognition nationally and internationally within coach education Read more
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