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News from the University of Surrey Library

Library closure

Following the Government’s announcement last night, the Library will be closed until further notice. For the online library visit library.surrey.ac.uk or for online academic skills study.surrey.ac.uk. For all other enquiries email library-enquiries@surrey.ac.uk #surreylib


Welcome to Harriet, our Student Curator for Women’s History Month

Hi, I’m Harriet Seedhouse, and I’m currently studying Aerospace Engineering and am also the Women’s Liberation Officer at the Students’ Union. I am on the committee for the Women in Engineering Society and the Feminist Society and I am passionate about diversity and equality. These roles have really illustrated to me just how much of […]


Welcome to Nadya – our Student Curator for LGBT History Month 2020

Hi everyone, my name is Nadya (she/her) and I am a final year International Politics student. Through my degree I have had the chance to research LGBT+ topics and issues, and this display is another way for me to get closer to the community. I have always been a passionate reader and being able to dig into […]


‘Standing together’: The role of the Library in remembering the Holocaust

In the 75th year following the liberation of Auschwitz, this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day takes the theme of Stand Together. As the official website explains, it explores “how genocidal regimes throughout history have deliberately fractured societies by marginalising certain groups, and how these tactics can be challenged by individuals standing together with their neighbours, and […]


Welcome to Will and Aaron – our new Student Curators for ‘Wellbeing: Talking about Mental Health’

This January, we would like to introduce Will and Aaron, our latest Student Curators in the Library! Over the next couple of weeks, they will be exploring our collections and highlighting materials to raise the profile of mental health and the importance of talking to others – particularly at such a busy (and often, stressful) […]


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