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THE present issue of this handy guide to the learned world follows closely the lines of its recent predecessors. The main body of the work consists of a series of summary accounts, one for each university, grouped by countries and each comprising: (1) a directory of the officers and members of the staff of the university, (2) general information regarding organization, etc., and (3) reports of events of outstanding interest which occurred during the past year. Preceding the compendia relating to the institutions in (1) Great Britain and Ireland, (2) Canada, (3) Australia, (4) South Africa and (5) India, respectively, are five chapters reviewing their history, regulations, practice and distinguishing characteristics. Appendixes deal with: professions and careers, admission to universities, open post-graduate scholarships, etc. (several hundred paragraphs covering 47 pages), centres of scientific research and information (70 pages), and other matters of interest to the learned world and the public generally.
The Yearbook of the Universities of the Empire, 1937
(Published for the Universities Bureau of the British Empire.) Pp. xxix + 1125. (London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1937.) 15s. net.
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The Yearbook of the Universities of the Empire, 1937. Nature 139, 779 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139779a0
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