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Drawing Cambridgeshire

08 Oct 2021

A collection of drawings by local amateur artist Richard Relhan, showing the history of Cambridgeshire, has been added to the Cambridge Digital...

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Giving life to research

19 Mar 2021

A special online symposium will celebrate the archive of IVF pioneer, Sir Robert Edwards, and seek ways that this extraordinary archive can be used...

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Cambridge University Library joins Google Arts and Culture

31 Aug 2020

Cambridge University Library partners with Google Arts and Culture to open its world-class collections freely to a global audience becoming the first...

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Hidden treasures of Cambridge Digital Library

08 Jul 2020

With almost 40,000 items to browse there is something for everyone in the Cambridge Digital Library. Here we focus on four archives showcasing the...

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Collecting COVID-19

03 Apr 2020

Cambridge University Library appeals for help in building a collaborative history of the coronavirus outbreak

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One million and counting

04 Feb 2020

A children’s book by Sandi Toksvig is the one millionth item to take its place in the University Library’s Ely storage facility.

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'Outstanding international importance'

30 Jan 2020

Cambridge University Library's world-class Special Collections recognised with Arts Council England Designation

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Disaster at 37,000 feet

06 Jan 2020

Cambridge University Library archive reveals the facts behind the Hollywood myths of 'The Aeronauts'

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Mapping the Moon through the ages

16 Jul 2019

On the 50th anniversary of the Moon Landing, the University Library shares some of its incredible moon-related maps and archive.

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The collector of future memories

24 Jun 2019

College Recorder Alice Oates is passionate about Pembroke, its community and capturing the latest instalment in the College’s 670-year history.

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IVF trio with Louise Brown and her mother at 1st Birthday

The archive of Professor Sir Robert Edwards, IVF pioneer, reveals his personal struggles: for recognition of an unsung female colleague and fair access to treatment for all

10 Jun 2019

Newly released letters from Edwards’ archive show his personal battle as he repeatedly fought for official recognition of Jean Purdy’s equal...

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Britain from the Air: 1945-2009

21 Feb 2019

Aerial photographs of Britain from the 1940s to 2009 – dubbed the ‘historical Google Earth’ – have been made freely available online.

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