After a brief spell as Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Leicester, Hoggart was offered a chair at the University of Birmingham.

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These fellowships, which are in most cases to be conducted in English, are offered to senior advanced students wishing to pursue higher studies or intending to undertake individual research with periodic guidance from the assigned supervisor.

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Bethan Marshall, a senior lecturer in English education at King's College London told the magazine the literary merit of picture books was often underestimated, comparing The Very Hungry Caterpillar favourably with another literary hit, Yann Martel's Life of Pi.

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In his letter Mr McKenzie quotes emails from a senior English assessor at AQA who states that the changes to grade boundaries between January and June did "massive damage" and "instantly hit the most vulnerable" pupils.

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Former Rangers and Scotland goalkeeper Andy Goram echoed Brown's sentiments and said he believed Smith, who had a spell in charge at Everton, could be a success in the English Premier League, but would be unlikely to take up another senior club role at home.

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Quynh Do, who graduated from Yale University in 2011 with a bachelor's degree in English, had intended to go to medical school until the winter of her senior year, when she decided instead to pursue a career in book publishing.

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Redknapp, the Tottenham Hotspur head coach, is the architect of arguably the most attractive team in the English Premier League and a charismatic figure whose candidacy was swiftly endorsed by Sir Alex Ferguson and senior England players from Rio Ferdinand to Wayne Rooney.

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