It’s been less than a week since the Herring Gull chicks hatched, and they are growing! The nest is already too small to easily accommodate all three chicks comfortably. When the adult is off the nest and the chicks are …

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The exciting Library refurbishment draws ever closer!  These latest visualisations are the work of students in the School of Architecture.  While the images give the best impression yet of the feel of the new ground floor, the types and colours of the furniture chosen may differ from that shown.

The University Library is happy to report that a pair of Herring Gulls has once again nested on top of the library building.  We believe this is the same pair as last year since the gulls are nesting in the …

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Many thanks to all who voted in our shelving poll. Beige was clearly an unpopular option, but it was a close run thing between light grey and silver. We have opted for silver as a) it is a popular choice …

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“What do our students think?”  is a question often asked in your Library.  We love to listen to what you think about us and what you would like to see happen.   As part of the ongoing conversation with our clients, …

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In a recent post we unveiled the plans showing the added benefits you will be able to enjoy from next Autumn.  Here are the architects’ images of what the ground floor of the Library will look like after the remodelling.

Students and staff around the University are being invited to take part in ‘Shaping Our Future’ – an exercise that looks at where we might be in fifteen years time.  With themes such as ‘our students and their expectations’, ‘our …

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The University Library is pleased to announce a major investment in the building which will refurbish and remodel the ground floor of the Library. You can view the architects’ drawings and annotated projection of the new Library ground floor online …

Your Library transformed Read more »

Up until your final year project/dissertation, the many printed and online resources you need will all be available from our own collections.  Sometimes final year research projects and postgraduate research requires access to such specialised information that we could not …

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Calling all fans of Sherlock Holmes! Following on from the Sherlock Holmes themed Library presence at Freshers’ Fair, there is now an attractive display of Sherlock Holmes novels and Victoriana in the Library exhibition space beside the comfortable seating area …

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