The Officers’ Training Corps , more fully called the University Officers’ Training Corps (UOTC), are military leadership training units similar to a university club but operated by the British Army. Their focus is to develop the leadership abilities of their members whilst giving them an opportunity to take part in military life whilst at university. OTCs also organise non-military outdoor pursuits such
Osbert Guy Stanhope Crawford 28 October 1886 – 28 November 1957 was a British archaeologist who specialised in the study of prehistoric Britain and the archaeology of Sudan. For most of his career as the archaeological officer of the Ordnance Survey (OS), he wrote a range of books on archaeological subjects and was a keen
The Nuffield Foundation is a charitable trust established in 1943 by William Morris, Lord Nuffield, the founder of Morris Motors Ltd. It aims to improve social well-being by funding research and innovation projects in education and social policy, and building research capacity in science and social science. Its current chief executive is Tim Gardam. The Foundation’s income comes from the
John Nowell Linton Myres 27 December 1902 – 25 September 1989 was a British archaeologist and Bodley’s Librarian at the Bodleian Library in Oxford from 1948 until his resignation in 1965; and librarian of Christ Church before his Bodleian appointment. Contents 1Life 2Works 3Selected publications 4References Life His father Sir John Myres had been Wykeham Professor of
Normandy is a geographical and cultural region of France, roughly coextensive with the historical Duchy of Normandy. Normandy comprises mainland Normandy (part of France) and the Channel Islands (mostly British Crown dependencies). It covers 30,627 square kilometres (11,825 sq mi). Its population is 3,322,757. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language.
The newspapers of Yorkshire have a long history, stretching back to the 18th century. Regional newspapers have enjoyed varying fortunes, reflected in the large number of now-defunct papers from Yorkshire. Contents 1Existing newspapers 1.1Daily newspapers 1.2Weekly newspapers 1.3Monthly newspapers 1.4Online-only newspapers 2Defunct newspapers 3See also 4References 5External links Existing newspapers Daily newspapers Yorkshire Post Yorkshire Evening
In the Neolithic and Bronze Age British Isles, rock art was produced across various parts of the islands. Petroglyphic in nature, the majority of such carvings are abstract in design, usually cup and ring marks, although examples of spirals or figurative depictions of weaponry are also known. Only one form of rock art in Europe, this late prehistoric tradition had connections with others along Atlantic Europe, particularly in
The Near East is a geographical term which roughly encompasses a transcontinental region in Western Asia, that was once the historical Fertile Crescent, and later the Levant section of the Roman and Byzantine empires. It comprises Turkey (both Anatolia and East Thrace), and Egypt (mostly located in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula being in Asia). Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles, the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman
Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is called a naturalist or natural historian. Natural history encompasses scientific research but is not limited to it. It involves the systematic study of any category of natural objects or organisms. So while it dates from studies in the ancient Greco-Roman
xThe National Museum in New Delhi, also known as the National Museum of India, is one of the largest museums in India. Established in 1949, it holds a variety of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art. It functions under the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The museum is situated on Janpath. The blue–print of the National Museum had been prepared by