Green Week 2024
There’s lots going on this Green Week (22-27 April 2024), from and Eco Fayre and Eco Swap Shop to a chance to adopt a plant and design its pot! Check out everything that is taking place over on the Green …
Author: David Bennett
Assistant Librarian (Promotions) at the University Library. An enthusiastic advocate of libraries, diversity, inclusion, equity, and social justice for all, inside and outside the workplace.
Calling all PGM students!
Are you a PGM student? The Library and UPSU would love to hear from you. As part of the Lasting Change initiative, we’re committed to improving the experience of all our PGM students. You can make a massive difference to this by taking part in an upcoming PGM student focus group and telling us your lived experiences. As a thank you for taking part, UPSU are offering a number of £25 vouchers for those taking part.
Introducing RNIB Bookshare: electronic resources for widening accessibility
The Library can supply accessible versions of its many resources in many different accessible formats through RNIB BookShare and our own scanning service for anyone with a qualifying disability.
Exploring racial justice
With more elections coming up and racial inequality still rife in the UK and worldwide, this begs the question of what can be done to create a fairer society. We have resources that directly address these social issues, from checklists and bite-sized explorations of white privilege to reports recommending authoritative evidence-based interventions. Here are some highly readable resources to help you explore the causes and counters to racial injustice in the UK.
Trial showcase of the Early English Books Online platform
Early English Books Online are changing platform at the end of July. Our trial of the new platform is now live and available, and ProQuest are offering a webinar to help you get to grips with the new platform on 25 April. Spread the word and sign up now!
Search across our historical sources
If you are studying History and like the convenience of an all in one search, you will be thrilled to discover that three of our major suppliers now offer a search across all their collections. This is a great feature …
Webinar training: Artstor to JSTOR migration
If you use Artstor, you will want to attend this webinar and learn how all the functionality of Artstor will continue from August in JSTOR.
Cottage Grove Primary School Diversity Day
Originally posted 26th May 2023 Greta and Patrick from the University Library and Megan and Soo, two students from BA(Hons) Illustration, enjoyed a day at Cottage Grove Primary School. The school was celebrating diversity and on this, the second of …
Like Google, only green
Looking for a sustainable alternative to Google? You might like Ecosia – a green search engine that plants trees as you search the web!
Truth and the turning wheel of history
There are lies, damn lies, statistics, and then there is politics. Fake news has existed since the dawn of civilisation and has taken flight and caused serious concern more than once in human history. Crises of authority and the desperate …
