News and Views
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Published Date
- October 17, 2013
Turner Collection
This collection was moved back to Douai Abbey in September 2017. Please contact them for more information: http://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/ In the first…
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Published Date
- October 15, 2013
Ada Lovelace day: 15 October
Today is Ada Lovelace day, an annual celebration of achievements in science, technology, engineering and maths by women. Ada Lovelace (1815-1852) was…
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Published Date
- October 9, 2013
Top Ten Treasures from the Archives: Henry II charter
Our collections richer than most people would imagine and cover a wide variety of subjects and historical periods. To give…
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Published Date
- October 8, 2013
Archives & Texts lecture series
An autumn series from the Department of English Literature and Department of Modern Languages and European Studies, open to all…
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Published Date
- October 1, 2013
A unique offer: Collections-Based Research at the University of Reading
Have you heard about the collections-based research programme here at Reading? Head of UMASC Kate Arnold-Forster and Head of the…
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Published Date
- September 18, 2013
Heritage Open Days: Behind the scenes at Special Collections
As part of last weekend’s national Heritage Open Days event, MERL and Special Collections offered ‘behind the scenes’ tours, from a…
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Published Date
- September 12, 2013
To glove or not to glove
What happens when you put on gloves? Can you handle clasps, ties or other delicate items? Can you turn a…
