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    Remembering Professor Jim Shields [podcast episode]

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    Aston University’s podcast, Bright Past, Brilliant Future, has commemorated the life and legacy of Professor Jim Shields (1957-2023), a former University academic and distinguished scholar who held a chair in French politics and modern history. The special episode marks the second anniversary of Professor Shields’ passing and brings together colleagues, former students and friends, now academics themselves, to reflect on his remarkable career and lasting impact. Jim was known for his outstanding contributions to scholarship, his exceptional teaching and his commitment to mentoring students. He was both Aston University’s last professor of French and its first professor of history, a distinction that underscores his influence in shaping the University’s academic landscape. The podcast, hosted by Dr Brian Sudlow, features conversations with esteemed academics who worked alongside Professor Shields, including Professor Pamela Moores (professor emerita of modern languages at Aston University) and Professor Alistair Cole (Institut de sciences politiques, Lyon), a long-time collaborator. Also joining the discussion are former students who share their personal experiences of Jim’s mentorship, demanding academic expectations and his charismatic teaching style. he episode also touches on Jim’s passion for teaching, which earned him a Warwick Award for Teaching Excellence in 2007, and his deep engagement with students, inspiring many to pursue careers in academia and beyond. Former students, including Dr Craig Blunt (University of Birmingham) and Professor Stephen Forcer (University of Glasgow), and longtime colleague Professor Jeremy Ahearne (University of Warwick) recall his dedication to shaping young minds, his rigorous academic standards and his infectious enthusiasm for his subject

    Author Interview with Brian D. Anderson

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    Brian D. Anderson was our feature artist of the week, October 19th - 23rd, 2020.https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/vid_presentations/1010/thumbnail.jp

    Competition policy. by Brian Ellis

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    tag=1 data=Competition policy. by Brian Ellis tag=2 data=Ellis, Brian tag=3 data=Australian Rationalist, tag=5 data=46 tag=6 data=Autumn/Winter 1998 tag=7 data=51-56. tag=8 data=ECONOMIC CONDITIONS tag=9 data=COMPETITION%CORPORATISATION%NATIONAL COMPETITION POLICY%PRIVATE SECTOR PUBLIC SECTOR EFFECTIVENESS%SERVICE DELIVERY%SOCIAL POLICY%INNOVATION tag=10 data=Examines the Government's National Competition Policy in relation to encouraging R&D, and the corporisation of public services and utilites. The author is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe UNiversity and Vice-President of the Rationalist Society of Australia. Article Taken from What's New. tag=13 data=CABExamines the Government's National Competition Policy in relation to encouraging R&D, and the corporisation of public services and utilites. The author is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe UNiversity and Vice-President of the Rationalist Society of Australia. Article Taken from What's New

    Art Behind Gaming: Brian D. Anderson

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    A discussion with author Brian D. Anderson about worldbuilding in fantasy. Part of the Art Behind Gaming Online Con.https://jagworks.southalabama.edu/vid_presentations/1046/thumbnail.jp

    In Honour of Brian MacWhinney: A Personal Account

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    While this volume and the writings have made it amply clear what significant contributions Professor Brian MacWhinney has made to the field at large, in this afterword, we begin with a senior member of our author team (Ping Li, PL) followed by a mid-career member (Helen Zhao, HZ) and an early career member (Zhe Gao, ZG), to provide our personal accounts of Brian not only as a leading scholar but also as a role model who touches and changes people’s lives

    Interview with Brian Alleyne, Sociologist Studying KDE

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    A few months ago, the British journal Sociology published an article titled "Challenging Code: A Sociological Reading of the KDE Free Software Project". Eager to find out what a 'sociological reading' of KDE entails, Dot editor Oriol Mirosa rushed to contact the article's author, sociologist Brian Alleyne, who graciously and patiently agreed to be the subject of an interview

    Understanding Author Rights

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    Author Rights is the term used to describe a researcher\u27s rights related to their published work. In this session, Brian Young will: 1) provide an overview of author rights, 2) explain language often used in the publication agreement, and 3) demonstrate a tool (Sherpa Romeo) that can be used to quickly understand what default rights you have (and lose) when you publish with a specific journal

    Shady trading on the rights market. by Brian Pollard

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    tag=1 data=Shady trading on the rights market. by Brian Pollard tag=2 data=Pollard, Brian tag=3 data=New Doctor, tag=6 data=Winter 1995 tag=7 data=11-12. tag=8 data=EUTHANASIA tag=10 data=Because the spotlight of public attention has been strongly focused on doctors in this debate, the author believes that it is essential that every doctor makes a clear distinction between his or her private views on the practice of euthanasia and its legislation, because the implications in each case are simply not comparable. tag=11 data=1995/1/5 tag=12 data=95/0224 tag=13 data=CABBecause the spotlight of public attention has been strongly focused on doctors in this debate, the author believes that it is essential that every doctor makes a clear distinction between his or her private views on the practice of euthanasia and its legislation, because the implications in each case are simply not comparable

    Letter from Brian Tatsuo to the friends of Michi Weglyn and the NCRR members present at the Tribute to Michi meetings

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    A letter from Brian Tatsuo to the friends of Michi Weglyn and the NCRR members present at the Tribute to Michi meetings, in which offers a lengthy critique of the leadership of the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR), with the exception of Frank Emi. In the letter he also refers to Weglyn as "the mother of the redress movement" and mentions that Frank Chin offered to organize a publicity plan for the event, but his help was refused.These materials are from box 73 and 74 of the Frank Chin Papers. The Frank Chin Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Frank Chin and Michi Weglyn relating to particular projects on which either author was working as well as files related to the Day of Remembrance Tribute to Michi Weglyn
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