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January 7, 2021

Stones, Sharks and Steno’s De Solido

Written by Ted Simonds, Graduate Trainee Library Assistant. Today is #OldRockDay, a day to celebrate all things old, rocky, and…

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January 5, 2021

UPDATE: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM NOW CLOSED

Following the Government’s announcement of a national lockdown on 4 January 2021, the Special Collections Reading Room will be closed…

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December 18, 2020

UPDATE: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND READING ROOM TO REMAIN OPEN

Following the latest Government announcement that Berkshire will enter Tier 3 on Saturday 19 December 2020, we will be making…

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December 7, 2020

Gustav Holst’s music students

Gustav Holst’s Music Scholarship Pupils at University College, Reading 1920–1923: Part 3 Written by Philippa Tudor who researches and writes…

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December 1, 2020

UPDATE: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS READING ROOM NOW OPEN TO ALL RESEARCHERS

In line with the latest Government announcement that Reading will enter Tier 2 at the end of the national lockdown,…

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November 30, 2020

Gustav Holst: teaching and performing music

Gustav Holst’s Music Scholarship Pupils at University College, Reading 1920–1923: Part 2 Written by Philippa Tudor who researches and writes…

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November 25, 2020

Research in Lockdown: the ‘Bees in the Collections’ UROP project

Many research projects have been disrupted or have come to a halt with the lockdowns imposed due to the COVID-19…

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November 24, 2020

Gustav Holst at Reading

Gustav Holst’s Music Scholarship Pupils at University College, Reading 1920–1923: Part 1 Written by Philippa Tudor who researches and writes…

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November 2, 2020

UPDATE: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS AND READING ROOM TO REMAIN OPEN

Following the latest Government regulations in response to the coronavirus pandemic, The Museum of English Rural Life (MERL) will close…