Priestley's Progress : the life of Sir Raymond Priestley, Antarctic explorer, scientist, soldier, academician / by Bullock, Mike, 1939-

Table of Contents: “…The Priestley family in Tewkesbury; early days -- University College, Bristol -- Shackleton's Nimrod Expedition -- Between expeditions -- Scott's terra nova expedition; the northern party -- The First World War; the British Army Signal Service -- Cambridge University; Scott Polar Research Institute -- Vice-chancellor; Melbourne University -- Vice-chancellor; Birmingham University -- The commission for higher education in the colonies -- Acting director; Falkland Islands Dependencies survey -- West Antarctica on the Ry Britannia -- American Deep Freeze IV Expedition -- President, Royal Geographical Society -- Along the way -- Later life.…”
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The education of the eye : history of the Royal Polytechnic Institution 1838-1881 / by Weeden, Brenda

Table of Contents: “…Chancellor's foreword / Lord Paul of Marylebone -- Vice-chancellor's foreword / Geoff Petts -- Prologue -- The beginning -- The first ten years -- Photography at the Polytechnic -- The new Polytechnic theatre -- The impact of John Henry Pepper -- Disaster and recovery -- Pepper's ghost -- The final years -- Epilogue.…”
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The long road to Stockholm : the story of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) : an autobiography / by Mansfield, P.

Table of Contents: “…Patent Affairs at Nottingham -- 12.A New Vice Chancellor -- 13. Nobel Prize Speculation -- 14. …”
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The Open University : a history / by Weinbren, Daniel

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- The Open University -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- List of colour plates -- Foreword by Martin Bean, Vice-Chancellor of The Open University -- Preface -- Part I Creating a university of the air -- 1 The challenge of The Open University -- 2 Opening a castle of the air -- Part IIThe first two decades -- 3 Growth and acceptance, 1969-89 -- 4 Sensemaking and sociability: the first two decades of learning -- Part IIIThe OU since the 1990s -- 5 Convergence and divergence -- 6 Pedagogies promoting participation -- Part IVHalf a century of learning -- 7 Open to people -- Select bibliography -- Notes -- Index.…”
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Constancy of purpose : an account of the foundation and history of the Hong Kong College of Medicine and the faculty of medicine of the University of Hong Kong, 1887-1987 /

Table of Contents: “…Table of Contents; Foreword from the Chancellor; Foreword from the Vice-Chancellor; Preface; Chronology: The College of Medicine and the Faculty of Medicine, 1887-1987; 1. …”
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Learning abroad : a history of the Commonwealth Scholarship and Fellowship Plan / by Perraton, H. D.

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The University of Hong Kong, an informal history / by Mellor, Bernard

Table of Contents: “…Meetings; 25. Nine Vice-Chancellors; 26. Demolishments; 27. Constructions; Aerial view of the Main Estate in 1979 ...…”
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Hospitaller piety and crusader propaganda : Guillaume Caoursin's description of the Ottoman siege of Rhodes, 1480 / by Vann, Theresa M.

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Edgar Julius Jung, right-wing enemy of the Nazis : a political biography / by Magub, Roshan, 1941-

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Race, politics, and basketball : a cultural education of everyday life / by Kavanaugh, Gerry

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Redbrick : a social and architectural history of Britain's civic universities / by Whyte, William

Table of Contents: “…Association of University Teachers Archive""; ""2. Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals Archive""; ""3. National Union of Students Archive""; ""PRINTED""; ""State Papers""; ""Periodicals""; ""BOOKS AND ARTICLES""; ""WEBSITES AND OTHER UNPUBLISHED WORK""; ""Index""…”
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The bear : culture, nature, heritage /

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"Follow the wise" : studies in Jewish history and culture in honor of Lee I. Levine /

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The Silwood Circle : a history of ecology and the making of scientific careers in late twentieth-century Britain / by Gay, Hannah

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Bodily fluids in antiquity /

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Youth and higher education in Africa : the cases of Cameroon, South Africa, Eritrea and Zimbabwe /

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