Monthly Archives: June 2018

How Brexit is driving a rise in the language of everyday racism

Posted on 22nd June 2018 by admin

Philip Seargeant, Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics A hostile environment In the aftermath of the Windrush scandal there’s been a great deal of discussion about the ‘hostile environment’ that was purposefully created by the government to persuade illegal immigrants to … Continue reading →

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Scholarship and Research

Posted on 20th June 2018 by admin

Suman Gupta Slightly out of focus The connotations of the word ‘scholarship’ have always been a bit fuzzy, especially in academia. The OED puts it between, on the one hand, ‘learning, erudition; the collective attainments of scholars; the sphere of … Continue reading →

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Three Books

Posted on 19th June 2018 by Sally O'Reilly

Sally O’Reilly, Lecturer, Creative Writing I’ve no idea how many books I’ve read in my life. I know I started young and read avidly from the age of five. My earliest reading focused around magic and adventure, and I developed … Continue reading →

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