Press office news tagged english
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Campaign shows creative and economic value of English degrees
The #EnglishCreates campaign highlights the importance of English degrees and the career prospects they open up.
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Graduate’s free magazine is empowering women nationwide
A University of Plymouth graduate has launched a successful platform for women to tell their unfiltered, unedited stories. Inspired by her own experiences of misogyny, Melissa Hawkins, who studied English with Publishing, launched Disgraceful magazine.
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Literature expert awarded Leverhulme Fellowship to study the historical representation of apprentices
Dr Bonnie Latimer is awarded a Leverhulme Fellowship to research the historical representation of apprentices and apprenticeship
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First find your goat: surviving lockdown with Robinson Crusoe
First find your goat: surviving lockdown with Robinson Crusoe. Dr Min Wild, Lecturer in English, explores what we can learn from Daniel Defoe's classic castaway novel about self isolation.
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Romanticism, ‘The Rime’, and Imperial Culture
Dr Arun Sood, Lecturer in English, reflects on the metaphorical interpretations of Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s iconic poem.
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A sense of home: how the books we read shape our lives
A sense of home: how the books we read shape our lives. During this period of self-isolation, Dr Kathryn Gray reflects on her life and career and explores her roots through several key books.
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University hosts event to uncover hidden artefacts of World War One
The University of Plymouth’s School of Humanities and Performing Arts is hosting a Digital Collection Day as part of the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation’s Lest we Forget project.
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Lecturer’s Radio 4 Book of the Week uncovers nature of the human relationship with owls
University of Plymouth news: A study of the human relationship with owls by University of Plymouth lecturer and author Dr Miriam Darlington is being serialised on BBC Radio 4.
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Lecturer lends expertise to search for the nation's favourite nature book
University of Plymouth News: An acclaimed writer and University academic is helping track down the nation’s favourite nature book.
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University of Plymouth hosts annual conference of the Transatlantic Studies Association
University of Plymouth news: Academics and scholars from around the world are coming to University of Plymouth for the 15th annual conference of the Transatlantic Studies Association (TSA)
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Richard and Judy to close the book festival
Plymouth University news: Television favourites Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan will bring the curtain down on the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival
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Author highlights how writing helped him overcome depression
Plymouth University news: Bestselling author Matt Haig will tell audiences how writing helped him win his battle with depression when he comes to the 2015 Plymouth International Book Festival