Mind your language 3
It is well known that in 1866 the Linguistic Society of Paris declared that it wanted to hear nothing more about the origin of language. Michael Bulley wants to go further and hear nothing more about...
It is well known that in 1866 the Linguistic Society of Paris declared that it wanted to hear nothing more about the origin of language. Michael Bulley wants to go further and hear nothing more about...
The spectre of starvation in 1930s Britain was a spur to the creation of the postwar welfare state until it was called into question by the 'new Right' in the 1970s. James Vernon steps back in time....
Are some people innately duplicitous, self-serving and evil? Based on the latest developments in neuroscience - and the experience of her own unscrupulous sister - Barbara Oakley argues that they are...
A reader writes : Data protection issues preclude self-nomination at this stage in the process, Dai, but your input would be appreciated regarding a personnel interaction issue. I am facing a number...
I have been in favour of making research an integral part of learning ever since having an inspiring experience of independent research during my own undergraduate years. When I started actively...

Research raises concerns over use of headhunters to recruit vice-chancellors. Melanie Newman reports
Name: Professor Robert EvansPosition: Professor in Biomedical Sciences, School of Health Sciences and Social Care
Name: Dr Bob GilmorePosition: Lecturer in Music, School of Arts
Name: Prof Christopher HudsonPosition: Education Development Projects Manager, Learning and Teaching Development Unit
Neal Butterworth – Doctor of Letters: Editor of the Bournemouth Daily Echo and its associated newspapers since 1998. Earlier in his career was the youngest newspaper editor in the UK.
Marin Alsop – Doctor of Music: Principal conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (2002-Present); recently appointed Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony and is first woman to head a major...
Professor Jay Belsky has won the prestigious Urie Bronfenbrenner Award for a Lifetime contribution to Developmental Psychology in the Service of Science and Society.
Professor Raymond Brummelhuis, is the new Head of School, Economics, Mathematics and Statistics and is Professor of Mathematical Finance.
Dr Richard Rayne, is the new Head of School, Biological and Chemical Sciences, and is a lecturer in Biology.
Dr Nicholas Keep is the new Dean of the Faculty of Science. He is Reader in Structural Biology in the School of Cystallography and course organiser for the MSc Structural Molecular Biology