As February is the month of love, we have gathered together to share with you books from our Rare Books collection that all have red covers. Red being the colour of energy, passion and of course love. Have a look…
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We love books – especially rare ones!
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Have you visited China recently?
If you have returned from Wuhan in the last 14 days, the latest government advice is to: stay indoors and avoid contact with other people as you would with other flu viruses call the NHS 111 to inform them of…
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Divine Images from our Rare Books Collection
Over the past couple of months, our new Rare Books display case has been put to great use to show to you some of our collection that are not usually on display. In October we had the powerful artwork of…
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Share and share alike
The library space, like the library collections, have to be shared between all our students. We added 90 more study spaces this year alone and there really is is room for everyone, if everyone just takes their belongings with them…
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Storytelling for grown-ups (in an academic setting)
Last month, September 12th, saw an interesting one-day symposium taking place at CCI Eldon building titled ‘Storytelling in Learning Development’. It was organised by Learning Developers/ Academic Skills Tutors from two faculties as a regional symposium of their professional body…
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Happy Bi Visibility Day!
Happy Bi Visibility Day everybody! Today we celebrate the full diversity of folk. Studies show that sexual diversity and fluidity is normal and widespread but that those who love both men and women feel they must hide their diversity…
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Out of the Archives: Introducing our Special Collections
Some of you may have noticed that we have a new display case on the first floor of the University of Portsmouth Library. Our new display case has been especially built to display items from our Rare Books and Special…
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23 wellbeing things. No. 4, Remember you are not alone
It is easy to imagine that it is only you that is experiencing problems with your referencing, has just realised the work won’t comfortably fit into the time remaining before hand-in time, or is getting stressed about something else entirely…
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Looking for an eco-friendly alternative to Google?
Looking for a different, more environmentally friendly alternative to Google? Try Ecosia – the search engine that seeks to reforest the planet.
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In case of (urgent) need
One of our most frequently, and urgently, asked questions is here to find the toilets. The library floor plans show the locations of all the library toilets and (nearby) drinking water fountains. Click or tap on the 3D floor plan…
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