A round-up of the bizarre and brilliant of the web corralled by the University of Portsmouth Library.
For some people, crowds and noisy spaces are the stuff of nightmares. If this sounds like you, there are some simple ways to get the books you need, use the library, ask questions when you need to, avoid all the noise and bustle, and find a place to work quietly without distractions. Simply follow these simple tips…
Would you like to have a passion for history and literature or want to pursue a career in the heritage and museum sector? Don’t miss a fabulous opportunity to volunteer at Gods House Tower in Southampton. Gods Tower are curating …
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Black inventors have not just contributed to society, many have been instrumental in supporting their own collective liberation. Largely ignored by mainstream History, Black people have invented everything from the video doorbell to the refrigerated goods lorry, and the portable ironing board to the modern traffic light system.
Many people find the University Library a little offputting. Perhaps it is the sheer scale of the building compared with the broom cupboard type libraries most students are used to at school or the vast array of print and electronic resources on offer but many people just don’t know where to start. Start by asking us – we are very friendly and are very used to helping students settle in and get off to a great start.
Do you have books looking for a good home? Drop them off at the University Library Book Nook – just pop them in the box on top, and we will make them available for other students to browse or take away. While you are here, you can take away any books with the distinctive orange Book Nook sticker – all free to a good home!
Back in 2019, we posted an image from the University Archive of Anglesea building on Facebook. Anglesea sports two wall-mounted sculptures. We always knew the sculptor was an alumnus of Portsmouth College of Art, which became part of the University, but we did not know who…
Then, the sculptor’s niece, Genevieve Matthews, unexpectedly contacted us through Facebook to let us know that the sculptor was her uncle, Jack Matthews, who attended Portsmouth Art College (now part of the University) at the tender age of 11.
If you have ever tried to code something using a user-friendly, high-level programming language, you are inheriting a world shaped in large part by the development of BASIC – the first attempt to make computing accessible to non-specialists. While it …
As a university student, you can get 10% off Oxford University Press e-books when you buy them directly from the publisher.
It seems like a simple task to determine the wealth of countries but the experience of living in a country is influenced by many other factors. Being wealthier matters a lot less if everything you have to buy also costs more, while a country where you have the same spending power but work fewer hours would likely ive you a better quality of life than you might expect otherwise. And that’s before we move onto the question of who gets to enjoy the wealth created.
The first Outside In World drop-in and storytime was a great success. Several families joined us to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month and explore the collection of children’s books from around the world and explore the world of illustration with two of our MA Illustration students and aspiring children. Everyone got to take part in the colouring exercise or read fascinating children’s books from around the world, followed by the storytime with another of our students. Sign up and join us for the next one on the afternoon of Friday 9 August!
