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PhD Scholarships in UCD School of English, Drama and Film
The School of English, Drama and Film at University College Dublin currently has three generously funded Ad Astra PhD studentships available that include an annual stipend, full fee waivers, and an annual research allowance. The deadline for applications is 10 April 2020. Full details can be found online here: https://www.ucd.ie/englishdramafilm/newsandevents/newsitems/adastraphdscholarships/ I will be supervising one of the… Read more
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The ‘most important branch of the institution’: Libraries of the Mechanics’ Institutes
During his inaugural lecture as president of the Beechworth Athenaeum in 1864, J. B. Castieau identified one of the key functions and priorities of the mechanics’ institutes, arguing that the ‘Library was the main stay and sheet anchor of the Institution’. The selection of books, Castieau believed was ‘[a]lmost the only really, important duty of… Read more
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