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In the News (Wed 15 Feb 12)

  
  Senate House Library
The University of London was founded in 1836 and was empowered to grant degrees on behalf of University College (UCL) and King's College, London, which had both been founded in the previous decade.
Though the tower was envisaged as being the tallest building in London at the time, financial restrictions and the outbreak of war resulted in Senate House being much smaller that Holden had envisaged in his original plans.
Today, the University has a student population of 125,000 in addition to the 34,000 students who are studying by distance learning on the University's External Programme, http://www.london.ac.uk.
k1.ioe.ac.uk /is/archives/Beginnings/begssenate.html   (871 words)

  
 house-senate - Search Results - MSN Encarta
House of Representatives, United States, larger of the two legislative chambers that make up the Congress of the United States.
House of Representatives, United States, apportionment, compensation of members, Democratic Study Group, establishment and functions, immunity of...
Senate, United States, the smaller of the two legislative bodies of the Congress of the United States.
encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=house-senate   (158 words)

  
 University of London Distance Learning Programme   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
It was established in 1858 to make University of London degrees accessible to students who, for one reason or another, could not come to the University to study in the conventional way.
What sets the University of London apart from other higher education institutions is its national and international reputation as a centre of academic excellence.
The University is a world leader in many areas of research and has long been a quality provider of education.
www.hyperstudy.com /education-online/university-london-distance.php   (296 words)

  
 University of London External Programme in Philosophy: preface
The Diploma and BA (Hons) degree in Philosophy from London University is an exciting development for Pathways, arising from talks held with London University at the beginning of 2003.
The University of London BA Philosophy for External students is administered by Birkbeck College London.
The University of London BA Philosophy degree is the same for External students as for Internal students attending one of the Colleges of London University.
www.philosophypathways.com /programs/lond.html   (525 words)

  
 DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AWARDED TO EXTERNAL STUDENTS
Degrees and diplomas of the University of London are recongised throughout the world.
The University of London is fully committed to the maintenance and development of the External System, and to the enhancement of educational opportunity worldwide.
For over a century it has been a principle of the University's External activities that there should be no dilution or compromising of standards, lest the integrity of the University of London degree be in any way impugned.
www.malet.com /degrees_and_diplomas_of_the_univ.htm   (468 words)

  
 London Chaucer Conference
Following the success of the First and Second London Chaucer Conferences, and in response to the encouragement of the participants, the occasion is intended as an opportunity to meet and share ideas, for London medievalists, for those in other UK universities, and for colleagues from further afield, too, especially other European universities.
Alcuin Blamires (Goldsmith's, University of London); Dr Ros Field (Royal Holloway, University of London).
Held in Senate House 30-31 March 2005, under the auspices of the London Old and Middle English Research Seminar (LOMERS) and of the Institute of English Studies.
www.londonchaucer.org.uk /index.html   (253 words)

  
 INFORMATION CLEARING HOUSE. NEWS, COMMENTARY & INSIGHT
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) yesterday linked her support for President Bush's war-funding request to strict standards of resting, training and equipping combat forces, a move that could curtail troop deployments and alter the course of U.S. involvement in Iraq.
Pelosi: Bush Lacks Authority to "Invade" Iran: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without specific approval from Congress, a fresh challenge to the commander in chief on the eve of a symbolic vote critical of his troop buildup in Iraq.
A group of Senate Democrats introduced legislation yesterday that would restore habeas corpus rights to all detainees in U.S. custody and would narrowly define what it means to be an "enemy combatant" against the United States, a measure designed to challenge laws ushered in by the Republican-controlled Congress last year.
www.informationclearinghouse.info   (3590 words)

  
 Helpers :: Full helper description
The Palaeography Room houses what is considered to be one of the finest open access teaching and research collections for the study of Western manuscripts in the world.
London is acknowledged to be the principal centre in the UK for the teaching of Palaeography, and the University has the only established chair of Palaeography in the UK.
A Centre for Palaeography was established in November 2000 in the University of London School of Advanced Study to act as a focus for the subject area; the Palaeography Room provides library facilities.
helpers.shl.lon.ac.uk /description53.php   (463 words)

  
 DEGREES AND DIPLOMAS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON AWARDED TO EXTERNAL STUDENTS
Degrees and diplomas of the University of London are recognised throughout the world.
The statutes of the University require the examination scripts of External candidates to be marked using the same principles for assessment as are used to assess candidates studying full-time at a College of the University.
The University of London is fully committed to the maintenance and development of the External System, and to the enhancement of educational opportunity world-wide.
www.legaltutors.com /degrees_and_diplomas_of_the_univ.htm   (534 words)

  
 Symposium: "The Future of Manuscript Studies in a Switched-on World", organised by the RSLP Palaeography - ...
The symposium is an international forum to discuss the role library collections and services, and information technology should play in promoting and supporting research and teaching in Manuscript Studies in the 21st century.
The sessions will be chaired by Julia Walworth (Merton College, Oxford), Susan Hockey (SLAIS, University College London), and Pamela Robinson (Centre for Palaeography, University of London).
Senate House Library puts forward its innovative vision for a virtual library service, an International Portal for Manuscript and Book Studies, seeking to secure the broadest academic feedback and support.
www.palaeography.ac.uk /symposium.htm   (407 words)

  
 Masters Degrees by Distance Learning
The courses operate through the University of London External Programme and applications must be made through the University.
The University's thriving External Programme was established in 1858 to make the University of London degree accessible to students who, for one reason or another, could not come to the University to study in a conventional way.
Examinations are normally held in a student's country of residence, using the existing system of overseas examination authorities that the University of London utilises for all its external students.
www.lshtm.ac.uk /prospectus/masters/distance.html   (1232 words)

  
 LLM GUIDE - University of London - External Programme
The University of London is one of the world’s leading academic institutions, recognized internationally as a centre of excellence.
University of London degrees have been accessible to students worldwide through the External System since 1858.
Teachers from the University of London Law Schools plan the structure and content of the programme, develop and write study materials, set the examination papers and mark scripts.
www.llm-guide.com /university/73   (921 words)

  
 Book History Research Network
The day was held with the generous co-operation of the Centre for Manuscript Studies of the Institute of English Studies, whose Director, Professor Warwick Gould, started the day with a welcome to the Network and an account of the Centre's history within the University of London.
Some of Senate House Library's treasures had been put on display for us.
The day ended with many feeling that, as before, the opportunity to meet informally and discuss various and common interests had been one of the great strengths of the day.
www.bhrn.bham.ac.uk /Senate.htm   (292 words)

  
 University of London Senate House
Senate House charges membership fees to use the library, with different prices for reference use of collection and for borrowing.
Senate House is an academic library and procedures for using it are similar to the academic libraries in the US.
A wide variety of online indexes and reference tools are available on the computers in the reference room, and a list of databases and web resources listed on their website .
www.du.edu /~pkeeran/london/senate.htm   (142 words)

  
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In all of this, there are welcome signs of progress in what Winston Churchill once called "the hard march of man." But there is also a great paradox.
For these successes "on the ground" have been paralleled by a continuing distortion of the concept of "universal and inalienable human rights" in international public life.
Peter Berger, professor emeritus of religion, sociology and theology at Boston University, examined the globalization of religious pluralism and how the peaceful coexistence of different racial, ethnic and religious groups has become a global phenomenon.
www.eppc.org /publications/seriesID.4,issuesID.412/issues_detail.asp   (356 words)

  
 Senate House University Of London   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
At London (Senate House, University of London, 4 October) speakers concentrated on individuals who have made and shaped the capital in both positive and less admirable ways.
of East Anglia University of East London University of Kent at Canterbury University of London (Senate House) University of Northumbria at Newcastle University of the West of England, Bristol
University of Lancaster University of Leicester University of London, Goldsmiths University of London, Senate House University of Newcastle University of Oxford University of Plymouth University of
www.ghanaclassifieds.com /House/senate-house-university-of-london.php   (482 words)

  
 Senate House, Fitzrovia - London - UK Attraction
Senate House is the centrepiece and administrative hub of one of London’s most famous academic institutions; University College.
Located adjacent to the British Museum, the building houses the university library, many small museum as well as a great deal of teaching space and lecture facilities.
The building is the symbol of the college and in the summertime the front steps are awash with students enjoying the sunshine.
www.ukattraction.com /london/senate-house.htm   (182 words)

  
 AIM25: Senate House Library, University of London: Chalmers, George
He returned in 1775 to settle in London, where he devoted his life to writing books about Ireland, affairs of America and the British monarchy.
on the affairs of America (T. Cadell, London, 1777); An Appeal to the Generosity of the British Nation, in a statement of facts on behalf of the afflicted widow and unoffending offspring of the unfortunate Mr.
Related material: An autograph letter (University of London AL 20) from George Chalmers to T Cadell, publisher, referring to Chalmers' work Caledonia (T Cadell, London, 1807-24) and dated 17 Feb 1821, was found inserted into University of London MS 3.
www.aim25.ac.uk /cgi-bin/search2?coll_id=1962&inst_id=14   (652 words)

  
 Project Partners
The University of London External Programme was established in 1858 to make University of London degrees accessible to students who were unable to come to the University to study.
The degrees awarded to students on the External Programme are of the same academic standard as those awarded internally to students studying at one of the University's Colleges in London.
Founded in 1837, the Senate House Library: University of London (formerly the University of London Library) is the central research library of the University of London with particular research strengths across the broader arts, humanities and social sciences.
www.glam.lon.ac.uk /about/partners.shtml   (207 words)

  
 HOTELS NEAR UNIVERSITY OF LONDON | Senate House, Malet Street, London, WC1E 7HU
The University of London is an amalgamation of 20 Colleges and a number central academic Institutes and activities.
From anywhere within central London the University of London is accessible within a 20 minute taxi ride depending on traffic of course.
The nearest station to the The University of London is Russell Square which is 300 metres from the central faculty which is next to the British Museum.
www.london-hotels.co.uk /hotels-university-of-london.html   (346 words)

  
 UCL SLAIS The School of Library, Archive, and Information Studies.
The series held on Friday afternoons at the School of Advanced Study, Senate House, University of London focuses on influential individuals in the history of publishing.
Both are academics on study leave from the University of Botswana, Department of Library and Information Studies.
Helen Forde is the author of Preserving Archives, covering all aspects of preservation management: the characteristics of archival materials, digital preservation, disaster planning, moving records, security, setting up a conservation workshop, pest control and exhibiting original material.
www.slais.ucl.ac.uk   (1057 words)

  
 The Value of Aesthetic Experience
A University of London graduate aesthetics study group was set up in November 2003, by Adele Tomlin a research student at Kings College, London with the support of Alison Lord, a postgraduate student at Birkbeck College, London.
Postgraduate students from Birkbeck, Heythrop, UCL and Kings as well as academics in the University are supporting this successful group.
The ambiguous title of the philosopher Richard Shusterman's recent paper, "the end of aesthetic experience," has two goals: a reasoned account of its demise, and an argument for reconceiving and thus redeeming its purpose.
londonaesthetics.tripod.com   (594 words)

  
 Archives & Manuscripts
Archive material preserved by Senate House Library is, for convenience, divided into two management groups, the University Archives, and Deposited Collections and Manuscripts.
The University Archives are the records created by the central administration of the University of London, and which have been selected for permanent preservation.
The Deposited Collections are separate collections which have come to the University as a deposit, gift or have been purchased, and which will be permanently preserved for research purposes.
www.ull.ac.uk /historic/archives/homepage.shtml   (146 words)

  
 CDE June 2005 Conference   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
The University of London has a rich history of involvement in the use of learning technologies, from the earliest forms of correspondence teaching to the latest developments in e-learning.
The most well-known examples are offered through the University's External System which extends access to University of London awards to a worldwide audience, with students on some programmes numbered in thousands.
The conference programme will provide opportunities to exchange experience of recent developments in e-Learning and explore the potential it offers for teachers in the University to extend their programmes beyond the campus and to collaborate with others in developing and delivering programmes.
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 Words and Notes in the Nineteenth Century, London, July 2007
Senate House, University of London, 2 & 3 July 2007
This two-day conference at Senate House, University of London, aims to provide a broad interdisciplinary experience.
Katharine Ellis Director, Institute of Musical Research School of Advanced Study University of London Senate House Malet Street London WC1E 7HU, UK Tel/Voicemail: +44-(0)20 7664 4866
www.sun.rhbnc.ac.uk /Music/Conferences/07-7-wnn.html   (252 words)

  
 Prokofiev and America.
On Saturday 8 May 2004, the Institute of United States Studies (IUSS) and the Serge Prokofiev Archive, both of the University of London, joined forces to explore Prokofiev's times in America in a conference which took place at Senate House, University of London.
Now Head of Music at IUSS, Peter Dickinson was instrumental in setting up the Serge Prokofiev Archive in 1994, when he was then Head of the Music Department at Goldsmiths.
The first was a theoretical paper, in which Arnold Whittall, Professor Emeritus of Music Theory and Analysis at King's College London, shed light on the "challenge which Prokofiev's music poses to music theory and analysis" and provided a fascinating comment on "interpretations of Prokofiev by a handful of American writers".
www.sprkfv.net /journal/three08/spandamerica.html   (639 words)

  
 The Aristotelian Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19)
Meeting date Monday 23rd October 2006 at 4:15 p.m., Senate House, University of London.
Meeting date Monday 6th November 2006 at 4:15 p.m., Senate House, University of London.
Meeting date Monday 4th December 2006 at 4:15 p.m., Senate House, University of London.
www.aristoteliansociety.org.uk /docs/conts_abs.html   (220 words)

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