scholarly journals Stewart Crichton Miller, C.B.E. 2 July 1934 – 7 August 1999

2002 ◽  
Vol 48 ◽  
pp. 323-329
Author(s):  
Philip Charles Ruffles
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
Mechanical Vibration ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cavendish Laboratory ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The Status ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Stewart Crichton Miller, a mechanical engineer of great distinction, was the former Director of Engineering and Technology for Rolls-Royce plc, where he worked for over 40 years. Stewart was a foremost contributor to several of the company's most important development projects, chief among them being the RB211-535 engine project, which is used on Boeing 757 aircraft. Stewart was born on 2 July 1934 to William and Grace Miller in Kirkcaldy, Fife, where he spent his childhood. His primary school education at Kirkcaldy Fife High Primary School started on 4 September 1939, the day after war was declared. A contemporary, with whom he was a close friend during school years, is Archie Howie (F.R.S. 1978), a distinguished physicist and former Head of the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge. Professor Howie recalls that he and Stewart vied with each other for school prizes, etc., with Stewart emerging as the Dux of the primary school. On leaving primary school, Stewart attended Kirkcaldy High School from 1945 to 1951. It was there that he received the Scottish Higher Learning Certificate in 1950 and an award in the Edinburgh University Bursary Competition. He continued his education at the University of Edinburgh from 1951 to 1954, enrolling as an engineering degree candidate. His choice of engineering as a career was considered unusual by others for someone of his high academic abilities. However, this doubt only increased his determination. His research emphasis while studying was on mechanical vibration, which served as useful background for his later work at Rolls-Royce on turbo-machinery. He graduated in 1954 from Edinburgh with a BSc (firstclass honours) in mechanical engineering. After leaving university, Stewart spent two years completing a graduate apprenticeship with Rolls-Royce that marked the beginning of his extensive career. Spending his first year gaining workshop experience and his second in all the major technical offices, Stewart subsequently qualified to receive the status of Chartered Engineer.

scholarly journals On the issue of the transformation of the psychological portrait of the modern Russian youth in a socio-cultural context (the case of questioning target students’ groups in Don State Technical University)

2020 ◽  
Vol 175 ◽  
pp. 15032
Author(s):  
Tamara Olenich ◽  
Andrei Mekushkin ◽  
Natalia Mamchits ◽  
Natia Ugrekhelidze
Keyword(s):  
Personal Experience ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Place Of Residence ◽  
State Technical ◽  
Elite Education ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

With the accordance to the formation of the psychological portrait of contemporary Russian youth in the sociocultural space, the author’s hypothesis is that in the modern conditions of sociocultural communicative competence, the sociocultural space becomes a necessary aspect in the development of the socialization of the Russian students. The object of the study is the Russian student youth, and the subject is an analysis of the nature of the influence of sociocultural communicative competence on the Russian youth socialization. Such social factors as: the influence of the place of residence on the level of student competence; the influence of place of residence on the level of claims; the influence of parental capital on the level of academic performance and level of professional claims; the effect of income on competence and the effect of income on professional claims, are necessary elements for students to achieve their goal, namely to receive an elite education, based on the base they have. The results showed that the higher education of the parents and the status of the university they graduated from creates a more favorable ground for the successful career of their children. Personal experience of parents determines the ability to choose the level of professional claims of students.

Collection building trend among the institutes of higher learning in India: a preferential race between print and electronic resources

2016 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 119-126 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramesh Pandita ◽  
Shivendra Singh
Keyword(s):  
Human Resource Development ◽  
Higher Learning ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Ranking List ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Electronic Documents ◽  
Institutes Of Technology ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
The University

Purpose The present study aims to assess the resource procurement preferences among the leading academic libraries of the institutes of higher learning across India. The study analyses the amount and percentage of budget spent by the institutions under study during the period 2012-2013, 2013-2014 and 2014-2015 on the procurement of print and electronic resources in their libraries. The study also discusses about concerns with regard to the subscription of e-resources and the reasons for weaning interest among the Indian academicians towards the print resources. Design/methodology/approach By and large, the scope of the study is limited to institutes of higher learning across India, but reflects a great deal of relevance to the global higher education practices. The study has been undertaken on the 20 leading institutes each from Universities, Institutes of Management and Institutes of Technology in India, based on the ranking list released by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, on 4 April 2016. Findings The electronic documents are the dominant forms of present day library procurements in India, with the print struggling to retain its readership. The Institutes of Engineering and Technology and Management have almost similar procurement preferences, spending almost three-fourth of their library budgets on the procurement of e-documents. On average, the University libraries in India have spent 43.54 per cent of their budget on the procurement of print resources and 56.46 per cent of their budget on the procurement of electronic resources during the period of study. Similarly, on average, each Institute of Engineering and Technology has spent 24.04 per cent of their library budget on the procurement of print documents and 75.96 per cent towards the procurement of electronic resources, whereas 27.51 per cent of the library budget by the Institutes of Management in India is being spent on the procurement of print resources and 72.49 per cent towards the procurement of electronic resources. Originality/value The study is original and is first of its kind, undertaken on three different category of institutions, based on the national ranking of the country.

scholarly journals Q&A: Bristol biochemists champion women scientists

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 30-31
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Biochemical Journal ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Journal Editorial ◽  
Academic Network ◽  
University Of Bristol ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Bristol University's Department of Biochemistry has won a prestigious silver SWAN (Scientific Women's Academic Network) award for excellence in recruiting and encouraging women in SET (science, engineering and technology). It is the first biochemistry department in the country to receive the honour. The department has increased the number of female academic staff and significantly increased the number of women applying for, and securing, promotion. Bristol University won a bronze SWAN award last year. Head of Department and Chair of the Biochemical Journal Editorial Board Professor George Banting said: “The department appreciates this external recognition of what it considers to be ongoing good practice within the Department of Biochemistry. The Royal Society's Athena organization is an august body and we are proud to be the first biochemistry department in the country, and the first department in the University of Bristol, to receive a silver SWAN award.” The Biochemist asked him to tell us more.

Bridging the Gap: Identifying Needs and Aspirations of Indigenous Students to Facilitate their Entry into University

2008 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Delwar Hossain ◽  
Don Gorman ◽  
John Williams-Mozely ◽  
Darlene Garvey
Keyword(s):  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
First Year ◽  
Cultural Dimension ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
School Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Perceived Needs ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Remedial Strategies

AbstractThe negative trend of enrolment of Indigenous students into tertiary study indicates gaps between their current achievement and knowledge levels and university requirements for admission. This study was designed to determine the perceived needs, attitudes and knowledge of Indigenous secondary school students when considering admission to university; investigate remedial strategies in order to make university a more attractive choice for Indigenous students; and ascertain the types of assistance and support the Indigenous students would like to receive in order to meet the enrolment requirements as well as completion of study at university.Focus groups were conducted with 50 Indigenous students in Years 10 to 12 within the Toowoomba District and surveys conducted with 30 first year Indigenous undergraduate and Indigenous Higher Education Pathways Program (IHEPP) students at the University of Southern Queensland.The findings of the research illustrated that the school students were not aware of the IHEPP and university programs. Scholarships and bursaries need to be developed and publicised. Tutorial assistance and learning support (e.g., assignment preparation, multicultural activities, childcare facilities, group accommodation) needs to be promoted. Furthermore, there is a need for the university to establish and maintain relationships with local Indigenous communities and understand the “cultural dimension” impacting on Indigenous students and their families.

scholarly journals Telling Transitions At The Table: Re-Served Seats of Higher Learning?

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dorothy Lander
Keyword(s):  
Higher Learning ◽  
Service Organization ◽  
Service Encounter ◽  
First Year ◽  
Transformative Research ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Faculty And Staff ◽  
The University ◽  
Market Discourse

This paper traces the transitions of first year students and other adults of the university as they partake in an intergenerational shared inquiry at a common table. My transformative research invites students, faculty, and staff to attend to (eat) and transform (digest) the moral and political encounters in successive becomings from their speaking positions at a common table. This dialogical partaking of words disrupts the market discourse of student as consumer and re-stories the university as a service organization where all organizational actors are consuming and being consumed. Eating together and telling transitions dissolve boundaries between service and knowledge, between students and other organizational actors, between serving and being served. To transform my writing into a service encounter, I re-present my research as the serving up of a multi-storied, multi-course meal at a common table. Bon appetit!

scholarly journals Lecture capture as an element of the digital resource landscape - a qualitative study of flipped and non-flipped classrooms

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Wood ◽  
Toby Bailey ◽  
Ross Galloways ◽  
Judy Hardy ◽  
Chris Sangwin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
First Year ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Digital Resources ◽  
Lecture Capture ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Flipped Classrooms ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University

While it is increasingly common for live lectures to be recorded and made available online, there has been little exploration of how lecture capture usage fits within the wider context of digital resources available to students. Here we report on in-depth semi-structured interviews with first year students taking both flipped and non-flipped classes in mathematics and physics at the University of Edinburgh. Thematic analysis was used to understand students’ experiences of lecture capture and other digital resources such as lecture slides and lecture notes and how these were used during their studies. Two conceptual themes emerged: a) Supporting learning in live lectures and b) Personalisation of learning. Results show that students saw lecture capture as just one of a number of digital resources available to them, and that their choice of resource depended on the affordances of the resource, the way in which information was presented in lectures and their beliefs about learning. The availability of digital resources seemed to support learning in live lectures by reducing the multi-tasking involved in note-taking and by providing a safety net for missed notes and for the occasional missed lecture. Implications for teaching practice are discussed.

The Goodsir brothers from Fife, Scotland: contributions to anatomy, marine zoology and Arctic exploration in the nineteenth century

2020 ◽  
Vol 47 (1) ◽  
pp. 76-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. G. Moore
Keyword(s):  
Medical Training ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Northwest Passage ◽  
The Third ◽  
Arctic Regions ◽  
Sea Birds ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
Arctic Exploration ◽  
The University ◽  
To Receive

Three Goodsir brothers, John, Henry (“Harry”) and Robert, from Fife, Scotland, all shared an early interest in marine zoology in the early 1800s. They all went on to receive medical training, with the eldest brother, John, eventually becoming Professor of Anatomy in the University of Edinburgh. John's primary claim to biological fame rests on his contributions to cell-doctrine, in which his eminence was on a par with that of Rudolf Virchow. In his youth, however, John (in concert with younger brother Harry) had become interested in marine zoology, and, as students in Edinburgh, they shared rooms with marine zoologist Edward Forbes. Harry Goodsir, however, was much more of a marine naturalist than John. His life was tragically cut short by his perishing, together with the rest of his shipmates on HMS Erebus, on the third Franklin expedition to the Arctic regions, that one being by ship during a quest for the elusive Northwest Passage. A younger brother, Robert, undertook two later Arctic voyages in search of Harry and his doomed shipmates, making natural history observations on sea birds and marine organisms along the way.

scholarly journals John Erskine z Carnock (1695–1768) — adwokat, profesor Uniwersytetu w Edynburgu, pisarz instytucjonalny

Prawo ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 332 ◽  
pp. 25-36
Author(s):  
Mateusz Szymura
Keyword(s):  
Case Law ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Second Person ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Status ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
The University ◽  
Proper Account

John Erskine of Carnock (1695–1768) — jurist, professor at the University of Edinburgh, institutional writer The article is an attempt to describe John Erskine — a Scottish advocate, the second person to hold the chair of Scottish law at the University of Edinburgh, and an institutional writer. The author of An Institute and Principles largely abandoned the comparative approach of his predecessors in favour of a systematic interpretation of Scottish law enriched with scholarly reflection on its nature, whilst taking into proper account the current state of Scottish case law. Erskine’s works have not only provided a foundation for the education of many generations of Scottish jurists, but having found recognition in the eyes of Scottish jurisprudence, they have secured for themselves the status of a subsidiary source of law, and for their author, a great deal of respectability.  John Erskine von Carnock (1695–1768) — Rechtsanwalt, Professor an der Universität Edinburgh, institutioneller Schreiber Gegenstand des Beitrags ist der Versuch die Gestalt von John Erskine zu schildern. Er war schottischer Rechtsanwalt, zweite Person, die den Posten des Professors für schottisches Recht an der Universität Edinburgh bekleidete und zugleich ein institutioneller Schreiber. Der Verfasser von Institutionen und Grundsätzen verzichtete überwiegend auf die komparatistische Auffassung seiner Vorgänger zugunsten des systematischen Vortrages des schottischen Rechts, bereichert um wissenschaftliche Reflexion seinen Charakter betreffend, unter gleichzeitiger Berücksichtigung des aktuellen Standes der schottischen Rechtsprechung. Die Werke von Erskine stellten nicht nur ein Fundament der Edukation vieler Generationen schottischer Juristen dar, aber nachdem sie durch die schottische Jurisprudenz anerkannt wurden, sicherten sie sich auch den Status einer subsidiären Rechtsquelle, und dem Autor dieser Werke — großen Respekt.

Constitutional Reform and Human Rights: Unfinished Business?

2001 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-324 ◽  
Author(s):  
K D Ewing
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
Social Rights ◽  
Constitutional Rights ◽  
Unfinished Business ◽  
The Status ◽  
University Of Edinburgh ◽  
Human Rights Act ◽  
Human Rights Act 1998 ◽  
The University

This article is a revised and updated text of the W A Wilson Memorial Lecture delivered at the University of Edinburgh on 2 May 2000. It considers some of the issues posed by the extensive constitutional changes which have occurred since the general election in 1997. In particular, arguments are made in favour of elevating social rights to the status of constitutional rights. These arguments are set against the reluctance of successive governments to embrace international human rights instruments, and to meet commitments to which they have subscribed. The article then focuses upon the legal methods by which the elevated constitutional status of social rights can be secured, first a domestic initiative based on the Human Rights Act 1998, and second an initiative of the EUfor a comprehensive European Bill of Rights.

Supervision: Supervision and Clinical Practicum in Telepractice

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sena Crutchley
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
First Year ◽  
University Of North Carolina ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Support Personnel ◽  
Clinical Practicum ◽  
Training Support ◽  
Language Pathology ◽  
The University

This article describes how a telepractice pilot project was used as a vehicle to train first-year graduate clinicians in speech-language pathology. To date, six graduate clinicians have been trained in the delivery of telepractice at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Components of telepractice training are described and the benefits and limitations of telepractice as part of clinical practicum are discussed. In addition, aspects of training support personnel involved in telepractice are outlined.

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