2021 marks 50 years since Daphne Jackson became the first female Professor of Physics in the UK. A lifelong campaigner for women in science and engineering careers, Daphne Jackson began her research career in theoretical nuclear physics at the Battersea College of Technology (now the University of Surrey). She was appointed Professor of Physics at […]
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Over the last few months I have steadily been proof reading catalogue records for E.H. Shepard’s business correspondence, greatly enjoying myself and learning new things. What immediately struck me was what this correspondence reveals about Shepard’s impact on the world. We learn that in the late 1960s the University of Southern Mississippi has started work […]
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The University of Surrey’s Department of Music and Media is celebrating 50 years of the Music, and Music and Sound Recording (Tonmeister) degrees at Surrey this academic year, with the first degrees started in the 1970/71 academic year. We took a look at the 1970/71 University of Surrey Prospectus (UA/PN/13/5) to see what it tells […]
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We have changed how we work this year, including how we support our students and researchers. To help you learn about our archives from wherever you are, we’ve created a video demonstrating how to use our online catalogue. This video explains what our online catalogue is and how you can use it effectively to find […]
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We have changed how we work this year, including how we support our students and researchers. As well as producing videos introducing our collections and delivering presentations and teaching sessions online, we have created the following online resources to help you when using archives: Working with archives explains what archives are and the practicalities of using […]
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The business correspondence in the E.H. Shepard Archive sometimes refers to illustrations which accompanied the individual letters. Sadly, these items are no longer kept with the letters. So, a little like Bagpuss and the chocolate digestive, I catch sight of an illustration only to have it whisked away almost immediately. So how has this come […]
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