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• Astronomy in the University of Glasgow

  By Kirsteen Valenti on February 6, 2013 • ( 2 )

  

  We are happy to announce our new exhibition in the library “Astronomy in the University of Glasgow”. Alexander Wilson became the first Regius Chair of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow in 1760. Since then the Department of Astronomy has… Read More ›

• People of the Third Pole – New poster display in Am Fosglan

  By Kirsteen Valenti on December 11, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  We are proud to announce our latest poster display in Am Fosglan (level 2) – People of the Third Pole: Photographs from the Tibetan Plateau by Kieran Dodds, in conjuction with the Glasgow Human Rights Network and the Confucius Institute…. Read More ›

• Black History Month exhibition

  By Kirsteen Valenti on October 4, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  We are celebrating Black History Month with our new poster display in Am Fosglan (Level 2 of the Library) and our online display. Black History Month (BHM) is celebrated in October each year. Our display details our rich connections with… Read More ›

• Maps of Glasgow: Historical to Digital

  By Kirsteen Valenti on September 7, 2012 • ( 0 )

  We are pleased to announce the Library’s current poster display “Maps of Glasgow: Historical to Digital” on the entrance level, in Am Fosglan. It features treasures from the University Library’s map collection and shows the growth of the city from a… Read More ›

• World Malaria Day marked by our new display

  By Kirsteen Valenti on April 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  A new poster exhibition to mark World Malaria Day on 25 April, is on display in the University Library until 30 June. The exhibition, the first to be held in our new display area, Am Fosglan (on the entrance level), delves… Read More ›

• Maps of Glasgow – new display on Level 3

  By Kirsteen Valenti on April 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  You can find the Library’s current display “Maps of Glasgow: Historical to Digital” on Level 3. It features treasures from the University Library’s map collection and shows the growth of the city from a small burgh beside the River Clyde to… Read More ›

• Some recent publications from Westminster and Holyrood

  By Kirsteen Valenti on January 21, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Westminster news  Early Intervention: The Next Steps – An Independent Report to Her Majesty’s Government Graham Allen MP  - report on research for the Early Intervention Review by Graham Allen on the importance of early emotional and social development Health and Social… Read More ›

• Did you know? Large format scanning and printing service in the Library

  By Kirsteen Valenti on January 7, 2011 • ( 0 )

  

  Do you ever need a large print or scan? From A3 to A0 size? If so, staff on level 7 can help you! We have a sheet-feed scanner and inkjet printer which can reproduce items up to 36 inches wide.  See… Read More ›

• Astronomy Display

  By Kirsteen Valenti on December 22, 2010 • ( 0 )

  

  To commemorate the  250th anniversary – in 2010 – of the appointment of  Alexander Wilson as first Regius Chair of Astronomy in the University of Glasgow, a small display has been mounted on Level 3 of the Library. It describes the… Read More ›

• What’s new from the Scottish Parliament and Government?

  By Kirsteen Valenti on December 2, 2010 • ( 0 )

  A National Approach to Anti-Bullying for Scotland’s Children and Young People – a joint approach between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Anti-Bullying Steering Group has been developed in a bid to co-ordinate efforts to reduce bullying in Scotland Cancun:… Read More ›