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Category: Literature/linguistic

Computer Science/Telecom - Literature/linguistic 02.09.2010 University of Sydney helps bring medieval music back to life

Literature/linguistic 30.08.2010 'Sydney Push' writer Robyn Davidson and radical feminist Aboriginal poet Yvette R Holt win literary prizes

Literature/linguistic 26.08.2010 Art orchestra and Arnhem Land performers at ANU

Literature/linguistic 23.08.2010 Dr Philip Nitschke to address censorship and banned books

Medicine/Pharmacy - Literature/linguistic 17.08.2010 Secrets of 12th-century medicine revealed in the Herbal of al-Ghafiqi

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 15.08.2010 Stanford legend Robert Conquest: new books at 93 for the historian and poet

Environmental sciences - Literature/linguistic 13.08.2010 An endangered culture, on top of the world

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 10.08.2010 Research Feature: The Forgotten War

Literature/linguistic - Administration and Government 26.07.2010 New Twain manuscript acquired by The Bancroft Library's Mark Twain Papers & Project

Literature/linguistic - Computer Science/Telecom 26.07.2010 ’Bookless’ library at Stanford’s School of Engineering looks to the future

Literature/linguistic 23.07.2010 University archive inspires Hollywood directors

Literature/linguistic 23.07.2010 The Seymour Centre hosts training workshops to help students prepare for the revue season. Research Major breakthrough in Alzheimer research

Psychology - Literature/linguistic 21.07.2010 Professor-edited journal rated among tops in its field

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 21.07.2010 Sassoon archive on display for first time

Literature/linguistic 21.07.2010 Two students - one L of an achievement!

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 20.07.2010 Open Cambridge bigger and better than ever

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 18.07.2010 Jeremy Rau Named Professor of Linguistics and the Classics

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 16.07.2010 Acknowledging the colonial roots of Italy’s heritage

Literature/linguistic 16.07.2010 Risk of death higher for babies born outside normal working week

Literature/linguistic 15.07.2010 It’s all about me: Narcissists bring pluses, minuses to the workplace, study finds

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 14.07.2010 John Aubrey: a life surveyed

Literature/linguistic 12.07.2010 Stanford Summer Theater presents ’The Wanderings of Odysseus’

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 07.07.2010 Tomiko Yoda Named Takashima Professor of Japanese Humanities

Physics/Astronomy - Literature/linguistic 07.07.2010 Ransom gets Denis Johnson's papers

Literature/linguistic 07.07.2010 Treading the boards, talking truth

Literature/linguistic 06.07.2010 Miners’ strike was ‘secretly financed by Communists’

Literature/linguistic 05.07.2010 Juan Davila: the moral meaning of wilderness

Medicine/Pharmacy - Literature/linguistic 30.06.2010 More Than Two Billion People Worldwide Lack Access to Surgical Services

Literature/linguistic - Architecture 28.06.2010 Ghoulish Acquisition No Mystery to University Libraries

Chemistry - Literature/linguistic 24.06.2010 Honorary degrees awarded at Encaenia

Medicine/Pharmacy - Literature/linguistic 23.06.2010 First-in-Canada Virtual Health Library established

Literature/linguistic 23.06.2010 Forgotten genius remembered in donation to University Library

Literature/linguistic 23.06.2010 Stars show support for book prize

Architecture - Literature/linguistic 23.06.2010 Ground-breaking buildings listed

Literature/linguistic - Law/forensics 22.06.2010 The Chancellor visits the University

Literature/linguistic - Arts and Design 21.06.2010 School of the Arts Alumni and Faculty Win 2010 Tony Awards

Earth sciences - Literature/linguistic 18.06.2010 Edwin S. Munger, 88

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 15.06.2010 Previously unseen Jane Austen manuscripts available online

Literature/linguistic - Earth sciences 15.06.2010 Stanford helps to digitally preserve mountains of documents

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 15.06.2010 Slang, standardisation and the special relationship?

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 14.06.2010 Professor Harry J. Elam Jr. appointed vice provost for undergraduate education at Stanford University

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 14.06.2010 Simone Pinet wins Guggenheim fellowship

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 14.06.2010 Grammy-winning band at the Babbage

Medicine/Pharmacy - Literature/linguistic 10.06.2010 Live simulated surgery at Science Festival show

Literature/linguistic 10.06.2010 Popular Ghosts: Exploring the space between

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 10.06.2010 Medieval plays in modern performance

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 10.06.2010 Medieval plays in modern performance

Literature/linguistic 09.06.2010 Attitudes to Roma improve with contact, researchers find

Literature/linguistic 08.06.2010 Six years running at the top of the Guardian university guide

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 04.06.2010 Cambridge aims to become the world’s library

Literature/linguistic - Law/forensics 03.06.2010 Young Vic and Eclipse theatre bring “SUS” to Manchester

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 03.06.2010 Alumni and Faculty Chosen for The New Yorker’s 20 Under 40 in Fiction Writing

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 02.06.2010 Bidding adieu to Berkeley: New retirees look back, and ahead

Literature/linguistic - Arts and Design 02.06.2010 India Week at Clare Hall

Environmental sciences - Literature/linguistic 01.06.2010 Count your chickens (and robins and pigeons...), urge researchers working to protect birds

Mathematics - Literature/linguistic 28.05.2010 Planning permission granted for Radcliffe Observatory Quarter

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 28.05.2010 Jane Austen’s complete fiction manuscripts available online

Law/forensics - Literature/linguistic 27.05.2010 Symposium: Crime, criminal law and the humanities

Literature/linguistic - Business/Economics 27.05.2010 Lord Wolfson: Businessman, philanthropist and friend of UCL

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 25.05.2010 UCL Royal Literary Fund Fellow awarded the Ondaatje Prize

Literature/linguistic - Social sciences 23.05.2010 'It's my job': Accidental librarian teaches undergrads to unearth academic resources

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 20.05.2010 Oral histories of 'self advocates' with developmental disabilities added to UC Berkeley Library

Literature/linguistic - Architecture 20.05.2010 Poet Laureate puts John Rylands Totem in pole position

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 19.05.2010 At Stanford, family celebrates Pasternak’s life and letters with new book

Literature/linguistic - Physics/Astronomy 18.05.2010 The Bancroft Library accepts gift of William Saroyan archives

Literature/linguistic 17.05.2010 Symposium celebrates Spanish scholar’s legacy at Oxford

Literature/linguistic - Social sciences 17.05.2010 Summer literature festival for Cambridge returns for a second year

Business/Economics - Literature/linguistic 14.05.2010 HU200: American Economies Connvention 2010

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 14.05.2010 Fragile archive of 500-year-old “filofaxes” goes online

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 13.05.2010 Book prize shortlist revealed

Physics/Astronomy - Literature/linguistic 13.05.2010 In focus: PPPL makes strides in the uncharted science of fusion energy

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 12.05.2010 Cutting Ball Theater’s Melrose directs Shakespeare’s bitterest play at Stanford

Literature/linguistic 11.05.2010 Classics students tackle credit, debt and Aristophanes

Business/Economics - Literature/linguistic 10.05.2010 In their own words: UC Berkeley students on the impact of campus budget cuts

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 10.05.2010 Array of speakers to address graduating students

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 10.05.2010 Martin Puchner Named Professor of English and Comparative Literature

Earth sciences - Literature/linguistic 10.05.2010 Robert Ferguson MP: newly-discovered correspondence

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 07.05.2010 UCLA 2010 Festival of New Creative Work to honor film, TV vets Joe Russo, Randy Cartwright

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 07.05.2010 String of successes for Oxford's creative writing course

Arts and Design - Literature/linguistic 06.05.2010 Construction to begin on Stanford’s cutting-edge concert hall

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 06.05.2010 Theatre Arts Professor Gregory Mosher's A View from the Bridge Nominated for Six Tony Awards

Earth sciences - Literature/linguistic 05.05.2010 Scientists celebrate 25th anniversary of ozone hole discovery

Literature/linguistic 05.05.2010 Memorial service and reception for George Dekker open to all

Literature/linguistic 04.05.2010 Pembroke College silver goes on public display for a day

Literature/linguistic - Environmental sciences 03.05.2010 Illustrator Edward Gorey’s Works Donated to Columbia

Arts and Design - Literature/linguistic 03.05.2010 The Vienna Philharmonic, artistic residencies and partnerships, and new music highlight Cal Performances' new season

Literature/linguistic 30.04.2010 Reading up on women in science

Sport sciences - Literature/linguistic 30.04.2010 1966 forgotten: Manchester plays host to Germany fans

Literature/linguistic - Veterinary 29.04.2010 Maxine Peake pays tribute to cultured Victorian rebels

Business/Economics - Literature/linguistic 28.04.2010 Add stocks to prices controlled by the Fed, new book by UCLA economist urges

Law/forensics - Literature/linguistic 28.04.2010 Faculty Senate to meet Thursday

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 28.04.2010 UCL staff making Hay this summer

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 28.04.2010 Anglo-Saxon treasures revealed by Parker Library website

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 23.04.2010 Hot on the Press – the changing role of CUP explained

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 21.04.2010 17 Cambridge academics to speak at Guardian Hay Festival

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 21.04.2010 Flight disruption allows New Yorkers to see Bodleian’s Magna Carta

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 20.04.2010 A new library for Fitzwilliam College and a ceremony for benefactors

Business/Economics - Literature/linguistic 19.04.2010 African-American Babies and Boys Least Likely to Be Adopted, Study Shows

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 19.04.2010 Pushy parents in a competitive society: how ancient Roman teens had it tough too

Literature/linguistic 13.04.2010 UC San Diego Poet Rae Armantrout Wins Pulitzer Prize

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 12.04.2010 A man's world: life in the Viking age

Literature/linguistic - Official Event 12.04.2010 Award-winning filmmaker John Bailey named Kodak Cinematographer-in-Residence at UCLA

Literature/linguistic 09.04.2010 Student sleuths get a taste of life at Oxford

Medicine/Pharmacy - Literature/linguistic 08.04.2010 Day of Drama at Medical School as Graduating Students Receive Residency Placements

Environmental sciences - Literature/linguistic 06.04.2010 Art and science collaboration produces work-in-progress on climate change

Literature/linguistic 02.04.2010 Bodleian display plans to upgrade central Bodleian site space

Literature/linguistic - Business/Economics 02.04.2010 Cross disciplinary course delves into the patterns of creative production

Arts and Design - Literature/linguistic 01.04.2010 UCLA Department of World Arts and Cultures announces events for spring 2010

History/Philosophy - Literature/linguistic 01.04.2010 Columbia Announces Winners of the 2010 Bancroft Prize

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 31.03.2010 Faculty Excellence Awards Honors UC San Diego

Literature/linguistic - Law/forensics 31.03.2010 English PEN student group perform at King’s

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 30.03.2010 Colorful poster works of Yokoo topic of lecture and library exhibition

Literature/linguistic 29.03.2010 Fighting Nazism with the printed word

Literature/linguistic - Chemistry 29.03.2010 Coupa Café opens library kiosk

Literature/linguistic - Administration and Government 29.03.2010 Grants available for new digitization projects

Literature/linguistic - Earth sciences 29.03.2010 Manchester novelist - and lecturer - publishes fifth novel

Literature/linguistic 25.03.2010 Cluster room and service closures: 27 March and 10 April

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 25.03.2010 Wordfest at home at Newnham

Medicine/Pharmacy - Literature/linguistic 24.03.2010 ‘Is Afghanistan a Just War ’

Literature/linguistic - Administration and Government 24.03.2010 Lecture tours in India as new scheme is launched

Literature/linguistic 24.03.2010 Researchers to examine "at risk" languages spoken in Italy

Literature/linguistic - Arts and Design 21.03.2010 Watch: UC Opera raises the bar

Literature/linguistic - Arts and Design 18.03.2010 Watch: UCL Slade School presents Off the Shelf?

Literature/linguistic 17.03.2010 £60m library redevelopment

Literature/linguistic 17.03.2010 U.S. race relations in the age of Obama

Literature/linguistic 16.03.2010 Fairground display shows thrills and spills of engineering

Literature/linguistic - History/Philosophy 16.03.2010 Charles Muscatine, Chaucer scholar and educational reformer, dies at 89

Administration and Government - Literature/linguistic 15.03.2010 College-educated women going to extremes to secure elite college admission for their kids

Literature/linguistic - Arts and Design 14.03.2010 Into the Woods into the Sunday Times National Student Drama Festival

Official Event - Literature/linguistic 12.03.2010 National Book Critics Circle Awards Announced, UC San Diego Poet Rae Armantrout Wins for Poetry