Charles Darwin Archive recognised by UNESCO
22 Apr 2025 Documentary heritage relating to the life and work of Charles Darwin has been recognised on the prestigious UNESCO International Memory of the World...
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Murder by the Book: a celebration of 20th century British crime fiction
22 Mar 2024 Priceless first editions and Agatha Christie artefacts on display at Cambridge University Library.
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The Crimean Tatar who wants freedom for Ukraine to sing again
18 May 2023 Displaced journalist and scholar Elmaz Asan arrived in Cambridge from Ukraine in October 2022. She sees her research as a chance to fight back against...
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Samurai, Darwin, the Poet Laureate and some very Curious Cures
13 Jan 2022 A year of wonder in store at Cambridge University Library during 2022.
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Reinterpreting Newton and religion
21 Dec 2021 Rediscovered notebook adds new depth to our understanding of Isaac Newton's relationship with theology.
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Oldest Scottish manuscript to go on display in Aberdeen
24 Nov 2021 The Book of Deer, possibly Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript, is set to return to the north-east of Scotland for the first time in 1,000 years...
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John Siberch: Cambridge’s first printer (and record debtor?)
17 Nov 2021 2021 is the 500th anniversary of the first works printed in Cambridge
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Transcribing together
23 Jul 2021 Volunteers join together to help the Cambridge Digital Library transcribe the notebooks of notable British ecologist, Oliver Rackham.
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Hawking Archive saved for the nation
27 May 2021 Hawking Archive to join those of Newton and Darwin at Cambridge University Library.
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Ghost Words: Reading the past
02 Mar 2021 A new exhibition from Cambridge University Library is set to bring to life the hidden words buried in some of our oldest manuscripts - known as...
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