The University's Attenborough Arboretum on Carisbrooke Road, Knighton, will be open to the public on the second Wednesday of every month from 10.00 am - 4.00 pm. May 9, June 13, July 11, August 8, September 12, October 10, November 14, December 12. In addition, there will be days when the daffodils planted by Marie Curie Cancer Care as a 'Field of Hope' are in bloom. The Academic Study Group, a British charitable foundation which promotes research collaboration between British scholars and centres of excellence in Israel, will offer 20-30 modest, individual travel bursaries to Israel this year. These scholarships bear the name of Sir Isaiah Berlin, who was one of the original founding Council members of the Trust.
Grants cover return air passage and a tiny sum more.
Scholars in any field of enquiry can apply for an ASG award. The subject this year is Collaboration. The Colloquium is interdisciplinary and its publications focus on transitional states in European thinking. A forum is offered for the research both of established scholars and of postgraduate students. As part of the Press Office's service, news of press coverage is forwarded on a regular basis to the University's management.