Conflict Textiles at the McClay Library
Library Services is delighted to host the Conflict Textiles exhibition in the McClay Library. The exhibition was launched on the 24th of March
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The Special Collections Blog brings you news of developments, exhibitions and events in Special Collections. Treasures from our collections are also highlighted.
International Women’s Day 2021 : Women in Leadership
The Library at Queen’s Research Showcase Rachel Newell PhD Candidate, School of History, Anthropology, Politics and Philosophy, rnewell05@qub.ac.uk What is
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021. Event 2: Guest Blog post by Cathryn McWilliams
Following the launch of our celebration of International Women’s Day 2021 with a guest lecture from Cathryn McWilliams, we are
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2021. Event One: Guest Lecture by Cathryn McWilliams
Observed since 1911, International Women’s Day (IWD) is: “A global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of
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Sir Bruce Hart: Living it large in Lockdown
Our latest blog post comes courtesy of Lauren Browne, PhD reseacher in the School of History and student assistant at
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In 2020 Queen’s is celebrating the 175th anniversary of its foundation as Queen’s College Belfast. Queen’s College Belfast was founded
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The history of black lives in the United Kingdom and Ireland is built upon Britain’s colonial past, the history of
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Online historical archives present challenges as well as opportunities for the researcher. On the one hand, what is there not
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Decolonising the curriculum: sources for Black History at Queen’s
Access to material and knowledge is at the heart of what librarians do. In an age when we are surrounded
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George Benjamin Fentum, organist at Shanghai
Researcher, Keith Robinson has written this blog on the music programme’s of Sir Robert Hart. Saturday 29th May 1886 Shanghai.
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