Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Born in Leicestershire in 1808, John Paget studied medicine at Edinburgh University before travelling extensively on the continent (Czigány). His travelogue, ‘Hungary and […]
Written by Adam Koszary, MERL Project Officer. February marks LGBT History Month, and to celebrate it we’re exploring the man who laid the ground for more liberal attitudes to sexuality in […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Unsurprisingly, the Special Collections and Museum of English Rural Life Libraries have a number of items relating horses; from journals to artwork, rare […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian February 14th celebrates Valentine’s Day, the Christian feast day of the martyred St Valentine of Rome. While we know that the celebration originated […]
Written by Erika Delbecque, UMASCS Librarian Today is Darwin Day, an annual event that marks the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. It aims to highlight Darwin’s contribution to science and […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian This week’s Travel Thursday follows the voyages of the ship Alceste as recounted by the ship’s surgeon, John McLeod in his ‘Voyage of His […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian If you are visiting the University Library, take a look at our new colourful exhibition on display in the entrance area! The exhibition, entitled […]
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian A fortnight ago, we were delighted to welcome three groups of UII (Year 5) girls from the Abbey Junior School with their teachers and the […]
Written by David Thomas, UMASCS Graduate Trainee Library Assistant We recently made quite a discovery in Special Collections – a book that had once belonged to Mary Shelley. Shelley’s gothic […]
Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian. This week’s Travel Thursday focuses on adventure a little closer to home, with Henry Taunt’s ‘New Map of the River Thames’ (c.1878) [Reserve […]