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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The @ihr.bsky.social, @senatehouselib.bsky.social and SAS are excited to announce that bookings are now open for History Day 2026! 🥳 Save the date for Wednesday 18 November and join us in Senate House for this celebration of all things history. Book your free place: bit.ly/4yw4zWt
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Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond runs until 24 July. Pop over to @senatehouselib.bsky.social if you’re nearby
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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
Congratulations to researchers @dh-researchhub.bsky.social working with @senatehouselib.bsky.social on the new "Toolkit for legacy (weird) media assets". The toolkit offers practical guidance for cultural heritage professionals and researchers working with legacy media: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
A black and white line drawing depicts outdated media formats from MicroFilm and floppy discs to cassettes, CDs and VHS.
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Oliver House @oliverhouse.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Interested in learning more about the Roving Archivist project @senatehouselib.bsky.social ? Why not join us at this @cilip.bsky.social Academic & Research Libraries Group online lunchtime webinar on 16 June. Event details and how to book are here: www.cilip.org.uk/events/Event...
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CILIP: the library and information association
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Oliver House @oliverhouse.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A superb day yesterday at #FirstsLondon helping out at our stall and display space and talking about our library and collections. #libraries #archives #rarebooks #specialcollections
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
We had such a brilliant weekend at the Firsts London Rare Book Fair. Thank you to everyone who came and spoke to us, it was a blast! 📚
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Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
A few pics from @firstsrarebooks.bsky.social last week. It was great to get a part of the Book Fairs 101 session and the Revolutions in Print panel both with @ies-sas.bsky.social and @senatehouselib.bsky.social
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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Academic Librarian Emily Chu @senatehouselib.bsky.social introduces Slavery and Anti‑Slavery: A Transnational Archive, such a fantastic resource for researching slavery and abolition! @ihr.bsky.social @soccaribbeanuk.bsky.social www.history.ac.uk/senate-house...
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From Enslavement to Emancipation: Explore a Transnational Archive of Slavery
Academic Librarian Emily Chu introduces Slavery and Anti‑Slavery: A Transnational Archive, a major resource for researching slavery and abolition
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
We’re here, head on through to the back room when you enter and we’re on your left!
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Neil Stewart @neilstewart.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This exhibition is NOW ON and curated by our colleagues at @senatehouselib.bsky.social, I would highly recommend it!
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Catherine Clarke @cathamclarke.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Brilliant to meet up with the amazing @dannybate.bsky.social - author of the unputdownable book Why Q Needs U and general excellent person. We popped into the Museum of Writing exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social - right up Danny's street, of course! I can't recommend his book highly enough!
Danny and Catherine outside Senate HouseThe cover of Why Q Needs U by Danny BateBanner for The Museum of Writing Research Collection at Senate House LibraryDanny looking at the exhibition in a glass display case
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Open-Oxford-Cambridge Doctoral Training Partnership @oocdtp.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
OOC DTP student Jade Cuttle, as part of her doctoral placement, has recently launched a display of objects from the Museum of Writing @senatehouselib.bsky.social. You can read about 12 of the objects Jade has included in the display here: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
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Museum of Writing Opens at Senate House Library, revealing 5,000 years of human communication
BBC New Generation Thinker Jade Cuttle describes 12 unique items on display at the Museum of Writing at Senate House Library.
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Oliver House @oliverhouse.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
‘Beginning the journey’: a reflection on the Roving Archivist project @senatehouselib.bsky.social and the first placement at the Royal Academy of Music. #archives
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Beginning the journey: The Foyle Menuhin Archive at the Royal Academy of Music
Senate House Library’s Roving Archivist, Oliver House, looks back on his first placement at the Royal Academy of Music
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Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
The @senatehouselib.bsky.social Printer is Residence, Becca Drake, is delivering two free workshops and a roundtable later this month, and they’re free! First up, a zine-making workshop on 21 May: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
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William Caxton Meets Small Press Poetry: a zine-making workshop
In this two hour workshop, get creative making your own zines inspired by old-school printing and fresh small press poetry and learn about the printing processes Caxton used.
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Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
ilab.org/article/caxt... A nice overview of the current Caxton exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social from the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Open until 1 July 2026, so do pop by if you’re in Bloomsbury. It’s free!
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Caxton and the Revolution of Print in England - ILAB - EN
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for the Firsts Rare Book Fair VIP preview last night. We can’t wait for the main event!
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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
A new resource from @amsichani.bsky.social and Dr Kaspar Beelen, working with colleagues from across the University of London and @senatehouselib.bsky.social, has been developed to help support researchers exploring the role of AI in humanities scholarship. Learn more: www.sas.ac.uk/news-events/...
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New resource to engage critically with ‘Artificial Intelligence for Humanities Research’
The School of Advanced Study is pleased to announce the launch of a new resource to support researchers exploring the role of AI in humanities scholarship.
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Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Interested in brushing up your palaeography skills? Here's a rundown of all our Palaeography Summer School courses running this June at @senatehouselib.bsky.social Book here by 22nd May 2026 - buff.ly/GEkudq3 #palaeography #paleography #LIPS26
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Two new digital archives at Senate House Library unlock rare primary sources on women’s lives, activism, and cultural impact 📚 From personal stories to global networks, these collections open up fresh perspectives on women’s history across two centuries. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
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EHRI-UK @ehri-uk.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
📢 Paid student summer placement opportunity (London area)🔊 @senatehouselib.bsky.social is hosting a 150-hours work placement to catalogue the Lotte Reizenstein Papers. ⏳ Apply by Sunday 19 April 2026 ❗ www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac...
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
A new collection catalogued and now available from the Archives at @senatehouselib.bsky.social! The Marisa Rueda papers - a fascinating collection about this important Argentinian artist and her role in the Montonero Peronista movement - are now available for research.
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
The Marisa Rueda papers are now available to view at Senate House Library Find out more here and in the video below: archives.libraries.london.ac.uk/Details/arch...
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EHRI-UK @ehri-uk.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
We are pleased to share an exciting student placement opportunity at @senatehouselib.bsky.social cataloguing the Lotte Reizenstein Papers. Visit our website for more details on eligibility www.ehri-uk.org/ehri-uk-plac... ⏳The deadline for applications is Sunday 19 April 2026.
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Michael Durrant @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Many thanks to Tandy Barton, Academic Librarian for Manuscript and Print, and to writer and journalist Jade Cuttle, for showing us around the @senatehouselib.bsky.social Museum of Writing yesterday, which Jade is currently helping to catalogue
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Institute of English Studies @ies-sas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
🔦 We're shining a spotlight on the fantastic courses running during the London Rare Books School at @senatehouselib.bsky.social 📖 Today, it's 'Visualising Likeness and Difference: Genus, Gender and Race', led by Dr Pragya Dhital. 🎟️ Book your place here: buff.ly/BGQBKPr
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The Royal Institute of Philosophy @triphilosophy.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
It's #WorldBookDay tomorrow! Why not celebrate with a visit to the library? 📚✨ 🏛️ As a member of TRIP you get year-round access to @senatehouselib.bsky.social 🔗 Find out more and join: royalinstitutephilosophy.org/full-members... #philosophy #library #worldbookday2026 #reading #books #london
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
📣 The Library Transformation survey is now open! Help shape the future of Senate House Library – from digital resources to library spaces. It takes just 5 minutes to complete. 🗓 Closes 31 March 👉 forms.office.com/e/H9kiyBWchn #LibraryTransformation #AcademicLibraries
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
The Great Bible of 1539 was the first bible authorised in English, cementing King Henry VIII’s place as the head of the Church of England after breaking with Rome. But as Dr @michaeldurrant.bsky.social tell us, there is tension within its pages…
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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
New exhibition @senatehouselib.bsky.social!
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betharchives.bsky.social @betharchives.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New exhibition at Senate House Library! The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond! Free to enter - so pop in and see it 😍📖
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Our new exhibition The English Print Revolution: Caxton and Beyond is now open! Co-curated by Karen Attar (SHL) and @michaelwdurrant.bsky.social (IES, SAS) the display celebrates the 550th anniversary of William Caxton’s first printing press!
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
Handwritten letters. Urgent goodbyes. Hopes pinned on permits that may never arrive. For #HolocaustMemorialDay 2026, Bridging Generations shares voices from 1939, preserved in the Adolf Placzek & Ernst Philipp Archive — now accessible to a new generation. #HMD2026 #Archives #Memory
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Oliver House @oliverhouse.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
@senatehouselib.bsky.social has acquired a unique collection of bulletins published by London tenants in wartime #London thanks to a generous grant from @thefnl.bsky.social #libraries #archives #ephemera #WorkingClassHistory #WW2 See here for more👇
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Senate House Library acquires fascinating collection of wartime tenants’ rights bulletins
Senate House Library Head of Collections Lucy Evans on how a Friends of the Nations’ Libraries grant allowed the purchase of unique wartime publications by working class Londoners
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
From Horace Walpole's tragic Selima to Puss-in-Boots, felines have prowled through culture for centuries. Explore the mischievous, moving, and endlessly fascinating cats in Senate House Library’s digital collections. digital.senatehouselibrary.ac.uk/the_cats_pyj...
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
Festive scenes in Senate House 🎄
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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It’s been a funny old day, but I enjoyed this inscription in a play text @senatehouselib.bsky.social . Looking forward to teaching the history of collecting next term.
Inscription in a book: Mary Wynn her book
God give her grase thereon to look and when the bel for her doth toll the Lord of heaven receive all
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
‘Tis the season… for a little scare! 👻✨ Our December display in the Catalogue Hall is all about Christmas ghost stories. Borrow one if you dare. 😉
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Laura Cleaver @laurajcleaver.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Two wonderful papers from Phoebe MacIndoe and Cecilia Sideri at the Medieval Manuscripts Seminar @ies-sas.bsky.social @senatehouselib.bsky.social
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Bloomsbury Bear wants you to know that you have one more week to see Spineless Wonders at Senate House Library. Pass it on… www.london.ac.uk/about/servic...
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Dr Eve Hayes @evehayes123.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
There is something so wonderfully magical about @senatehouselib.bsky.social // @sas-news.bsky.social by night.
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School of Advanced Study, University of London @sas-news.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
👋 Hi Bluesky! The School of Advanced Study, University of London champions the arts and humanities. Working through our renowned specialist institutes and centres of excellence, we offer a rich interdisciplinary environment for researchers to collaborate. Let's connect: 🔗 sas.ac.uk/
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School of Advanced Study
Uniting research institutes and centres at the University of London to form the UK's national centre for the support and promotion of academic research in the humanities.
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
📢 Newly opened at Senate House Library: a fascinating series of paranormal correspondence from researcher, anthropologist, and magician Eric Dingwall — sealed for 35 years and now available for study. www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 13/11/2025
📚✨ After 18 years, Senate House Library has welcomed home several rare books stolen from the Durning-Lawrence collection in 2008. Thanks to alert collectors, international cooperation, and some detective work, these volumes—scarred but still whole—are back where they belong.
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🎙️ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover brought together artists and poets from the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live experimentation with text, sound, and space — celebrating our Spineless Wonders exhibition.
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
🚆 On the Right Track: Exploring Senate House Library’s Railway Collections for Research Join us as we celebrate 200 years of the modern railway with a deep dive into SHL’s unique railway archives. 🗓️ 12 Nov 2025 | 🕑 2:00–3:30 pm | 💻 via Zoom 🔗 Sign up: www.london.ac.uk/senate-house...
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Dr Briony Hughes @brihughespoet.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
Thank you to the wonderful ‘Spineless Wonders Exhibition’ curators at @senatehouselib.bsky.social for guiding the MA poets through the political and material histories of printed pamphlets 🧡
Group of people in a circle around a display cabinet containing a mixture of printed pamphlets in multiple colours Group of people surrounding a glass case also containing books and printed matter. There is another glass case in the foreground with five pamphlets in green and brown and a blue concertina book
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
📚✨ Senate House Unbound: A Poetics Research Centre Takeover Tomorrow, explore Senate House Library like never before! Join the Royal Holloway Poetics Research Centre for an evening of live poetry, art, and sound inspired by the Spineless Wonders exhibition.
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Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
A big thank you to everyone who joined us for History Day 2025! 🎉 We hope you enjoyed the event as much as we did and we look forward to seeing you again next year! @senatehouselib.bsky.social @ihrlibrary.bsky.social #HistDay25
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Senate House Library @senatehouselib.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Still thinking about yesterday #HistDay25 #HistoryDay #SenateHouseLibrary
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The Society of Antiquaries of London @antiquaries.bsky.social · 04/11/2025
Visit our #HistDay25 stand at @senatehouselib.bsky.social today! Come for the ladybird book, stay for the pick n mic sweets.
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