News from OUP UK
23 Sep 2009
OUP goes online and interactive with legal skills learning
Oxford University Press is pleased to announce the publication of a unique legal skills innovative resource. Skills for Law Students is an online interactive tool written by a team from Kent Law School; it is the first resource of its kind, written specifically for law students.
08 Sep 2009
OUP author wins 2009 Marsh Ecology Book of the Year
The British Ecological Society in partnership with the Marsh Christian Trust today announced that the 2009 Marsh Ecology Book of the Year award will be presented to Dr Beverley Glover of the University of Cambridge's Department of Plant Sciences.
11 Aug 2009
I can hear the rain...
With it no longer being 'odds on' for a barbecue summer in the UK this year, it's time for the British to get back to talking about their favourite subject: the rain.
27 Jul 2009
Oxford Language Researchers All A-Twitter
Here's something to get the twitterati tweeting: dictionary experts at Oxford
University Press have been monitoring 1.5 million tweets this year to explore
the impact of the Twitter phenomenon on the English language.
16 Jul 2009
Oxford Medical Handbook series available on iPhone and iPod
Medhand International’s Pioneering Application Enables Doctors to Access the
OUP Medical Handbook content from iPhones and iPods
Stockholm, Sweden – Medhand International, Sweden’s premier supplier of Doctors reference libraries for mobile platforms, today announced the imminent launch of their intuitive iPhone reference book application.
The first launch consists of four titles from the Oxford University Press Medical Handbook series; the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, the Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine, and from the Oxford American Handbooks series: the Oxford American Handbook of Clinical Medicine and the Oxford American Handbook of Critical Care. More than 25 Oxford Medical Handbook titles are expected to be launched before year-end.
7 July 2009
Gabriel Jackson appointed as BBC Singers’ new Associate Composer
OUP is pleased to announce that Gabriel Jackson is to become the BBC Singers’ new Associate Composer starting from 2010. Jackson will be the third composer to take up the position, following in the footsteps of Judith Bingham, who has held the post since 2005, and Edward Cowie, who became the first BBC Singers Associate Composer in 2002.
29 Jun 2009
Hurry Up and Slow Down
Layn Marlow
A stunningly illustrated tale that celebrates the energy of childhood and the joy of sharing books.
Hare is always raring to go. He races through the day while Tortoise does his best to
keep up. But when he is ready for his bedtime story from Tortoise, Hare is no longer in a
hurry. After all, some things just shouldn't be rushed!
29 Jun 2009
The Mystifying Medicine Show
Ray Cobb is an orphan. At least, he thinks he is. Eight years ago, his father gave him a magnetic lodestone before he went "down south for a job of work", never to return.
17 Jun 2009
The sublime new Gabriel Jackson CD
Not no faceless angel features eleven of Jackson's works written between 1990 and 2007, seven of which are world premiere recordings. All are peformed by Polyphony, conducted by Stephen Layton. The disc has received high critical acclaim.
17 Jun 2009
New Concertos for the Presteigne Festival 2009
For the 2009 festival, Martin Butler and Gabriel Jackson have been commissioned to write exciting new works; a Concerto for Saxophone and String Orchestra from Martin Butler, and a Mozartian-sized Piano Concerto from Gabriel Jackson.
11 Jun 2009
Glyndebourne's award-winning production of Handel's Giulio Cesare
This summer Glyndebourne revives its award-winning production of
Handel's opera Giulio Cesare, using the OUP edition of the work.
29 May 2009
For You, the new opera by Michael Berkeley and Ian McEwan goes on tour
For You is a dramatic new opera exploring themes of obsession and betrayal. It is the composer Michael Berkeley's second collaboration with the celebrated author IanMcEwan — the first was their 1983 oratorio Or Shall We Die?.
20 May 2009
Oxford University Press launches Oxford Medical Handbooks Online
Oxford University Press has announced that an online service comprising 13 Oxford Medical Handbooks will be available to librarians from May 2009 onwards.
01 May 2009
Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins
THE CURIOUS twists & turns of the COOL and WEIRD words we use.
This new edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins unravels the history of thousands of
words and phrases. Written by etymological expert John Ayto, this informative and entertaining dictionary
will delight all ages from eight to eighty.
01 May 2009
World première of Bob Chilcott's Salisbury Vespers
The world premiere of Salisbury Vespers — the magnificent new work by Bob Chilcott — was one of the major musical events of 2009. Commissioned by six musical organisations from Salisbury, the fifty-five minute work for large chorus and orchestra pays homage to this most ancient of services, combining settings of the traditional Vespers psalms with anonymous early texts and words from the Sarum Primer of 1516.
01 May 2009
Celebrating a life in music — Sir David Willcocks
The life of one of British music's most eminent living figures is celebrated in a new book published by Oxford University Press. A Life in Music reveals the fascinating life story of Sir David Willcocks, the renowned conductor, organist, and composer who remains very much in international demand as he approaches his 90th birthday in 2009.
01 Jan 2009
2009 sees the launch of Oxford University Press’ campaign
to get boys reading and writing
41% of boys think reading is boring.
Reading opens the door to most other school subjects and the ability to read is statistically the main predictor of a child's later academic success+. Lack of progress or interest in reading can cause boys to turn off learning and regard school as 'not cool'. These demotivated boys often affect the whole atmosphere of the classroom, and go on to cause disruption in the school and wider society. Boys dominate figures on literacy difficulties, below average English SAT scores, school exclusions, and general antisocial behaviour.
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