Month: May 2019

Northampton Square Level 6: temporary closure

Level 6 of Northampton Square Library will be closed on Monday 3rd June – Wednesday 5th June for maintenance.  Silent study spaces and PCs will be available on Levels 4 and 5 of the Library. We have scheduled this work outside our peak times in order to minimise disruption….Continue Reading Northampton Square Level 6: temporary closure

Life in the Archives and Special Collections

Man in full academic dress stooping in front of a table, being given an award by another man in academic dress who is standing. Two other men in academic dress are sat at the table, another man is stood further away to the left watching.

One of the great things about working with archive materials is never knowing what treasures you might discover in the depths of a storage box untouched by human hand since the dawn of time (well, a few years maybe). Today’s exciting (and timely) find is this photograph which shows Sir David Attenborough receiving an Award…Continue Reading Life in the Archives and Special Collections