Michael Pittilo, 1954-2010
Michael Pittilo, principal and vice-chancellor of The Robert Gordon University, has died.Although he had been battling cancer for some time, Professor Pittilo continued to work until just days before...
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University of Oxford - 'Unfeasible' and abandoned
The Said Business School has pulled out of a project to build a teaching facility in India. The school, part of the University of Oxford, said it was abandoning plans to set up an educational centre...
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Politics round-up
Religion and Politics: Islam and Muslim CivilizationAuthors: Jan-Erik Lane and Hamadi RedissiEdition: SecondPublisher: AshgatePages: 354Price: £35.00ISBN 9780754674184Seeking to offer a fresh...
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Student review: Forced Migration and Global Politics
Author: Alexander BettsEdition: FirstPublisher: Wiley-BlackwellPages: 224Price: £50.00 and £19.99ISBN 9781405180313 and 0320"Refugee movements are intently political - and inherently international -...
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The Social Basis of Medicine (Lecture Notes)
Author: Andrew RussellEdition: FirstPublisher: Wiley-BlackwellPages: 232Price: £21.99ISBN 9781405139120Most medical students will be familiar with the excellent Lecture Notes series, which provides...
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Medicine and Nursing round-up
Introduction to Mental Health NursingEditor: Nick WrycraftEdition: FirstPublisher: McGraw-HillPages: 368Price: £65.00 and £22.99ISBN 9780335233571 and 3588This comprehensive and useful text from a...
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Student review: Pathophysiology of Disease: An Introduction to Clinical Medicine
Authors: Stephen J. McPhee and Gary D. HammerEdition: Sixth revisedPublisher: McGraw-HillPages: 752Price: £50.00ISBN 9780071621670When I first started medical school, the course co-ordinator informed...
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Becoming a Nurse: A Textbook for Professional Practice
Authors: Derek Sellman and Paul SnellingEdition: FirstPublisher: Pearson EducationPages: 496Price: £29.99ISBN 9780132389235This book is for those preparing for the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC...
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Student review: Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing and Health Professionals
Authors: Bruce Colbert, Jeff J. Ankney, Karen Lee, Martin Steggall and Maria DingleEdition: FirstPublisher: Pearson EducationPages: 600Price: £30.99ISBN 9780132350914Knowledge of anatomy and...
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The Dictionary of Human Geography
Editors: Derek Gregory, Ron Johnston, Geraldine Pratt, Michael J. Watts and Sarah WhatmoreEdition: FifthPublisher: Wiley-BlackwellPages: 1,072Price: £65.00 and £24.99ISBN 9781405132879 and 2886Every...
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Geography and Environmental Science round-up
Global Environmental PoliticsAuthors: Pamela S. Chasek, David L. Downie and Janet Welsh BrownEdition: FifthPublisher: Perseus/WestviewPages: 504Price: £25.99ISBN 9780813344423For nearly two decades,...
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Student review: Geography - History and Concepts: A Student's Guide
Author: Arild Holt-JensenEdition: FourthPublisher: SAGE PublicationsPages: 280Price: £70.00 and £23.99ISBN 9781412946490 and 6506This textbook, now in its fourth edition, adopts the "key thinkers"...
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The New Atheist Novel: Fiction, Philosophy and Polemic after 9/11
Authors: Arthur Bradley and Andrew TateEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 160Price: £50.00 and £16.99ISBN 9780826444295 and 4629A character in Sebastian Faulks' novel A Week in December...
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Literature round-up
The Eighteenth-Century Literature HandbookEditors: Gary Day and Bridget KeeganEdition: FirstPublisher: ContinuumPages: 2Price: £60.00 and £17.99ISBN 9780826495228 and 5235The impressive list of...
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Student review: An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory
Authors: Andrew Bennett and Nicholas RoyleEdition: FourthPublisher: Pearson LongmanPages: 392Price: £14.99ISBN 9781405859141For many a fledgeling undergraduate literature student, the prospect of...