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4 Poets

Artist Peter Edwards (b.1955) will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire in November 2021. Peter is a member of our alumni, having studied a BA Hons at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design (Pittville…

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Accessing the Special Collections and Archives

Update: 24th February 2022 The Special Collections and Archives is open to University of Gloucestershire students, staff and members of the public. Following the lifting of COVID restrictions in England, we’re advising the guidance below in line with…

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Camborne Celebrates Trevithick Day

Article produced by Simona Dlugošová, University of Gloucestershire archive volunteer. This blog post is written as a response to my experience working with a selection of records produced by the Local Heritage Initiative (LHI). In the following text,…

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Artist Archivist Residency

The University of Gloucestershire Special Collections & Archive announcing an Artist Residency. When Harold Macmillian was asked for the most likely scenario that could plunge the Government of course, he famously did not say ‘Events dear boy events’….

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Christmas Closure 2019

The Special Collections and Archives will be close for the Christmas break on Friday 13 December 2019 at 5pm. The service will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2020 at 9am. If you’d like to visit the Special Collections…

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Special Collections and Archives Re-open at Hardwick Campus

Following the move from Delta Place over the summer, the Special Collections and Archives have now re-opened at Hardwick Admin Centre. All our collections are available to consult by making an appointment Monday – Friday 9am – 5pm…

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We’re Moving

The Special Collections and Archives will be moving from our current location at Delta Place to Hardwick Campus (Admin Centre) in Cheltenham. The service will be closed to all enquiries from Monday 24 June until Friday 6 September,…

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January Closure

The Special Collections and Archives will be closed from Wednesday 16 January to Wednesday 30 January, re-opening on Thursday 31 January 2019. If you would like to make an appointment to visit after the closure please email archives@glos.ac.uk

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Christmas Opening Hours

The Special Collections and Archives will be closed for the Christmas holiday from Thursday 20th December (3pm) to Tuesday 1st January inclusive. During the first week of January the service will be open for appointments: Wednesday 2nd January:…

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Remembrance and Roll of Honour

Our Remembrance display marking 100 years since the end of the First World War is at Francis Close Hall Chapel until Friday 9 November. Staff and alumni from the University have crocheted 264 poppies, one for each of…

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