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Homerton College Students through the Years 1852 – 2012

Homerton College in London 1855 There is a new display in the library: ‘Homerton College Students from 1855 – 2012’ with pictures of students in each decade from the archive. It will be taken down this June 21st for the … Continue reading

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Opening of Queen’s Wing

There is a new display near the entrance of the library showing the Queen Mother opening Queen’s Wing in 1956. The information is from Homerton College Archive.

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Photographs of three mythological figures

On Thursday March 4th three mythological figures were working in the library all day. There is another picture behind the library desk.

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‘A new awareness of the power of poetry’

Following on from the poet Christopher Reid’s recent triumph at the Costa Book Awards (blogged here last week), I read a good article in the Sunday Times, A good poem is better for you than pills or therapy. Written by Daisy Goodwin as … Continue reading

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How not to write a thesis

Don’t know if the article is any good, but this headline caught my eye in this week’s Times Higher Education Supplement: How not to write a thesis. Subtitled ‘Tara Brabazon gives her top ten tips for doctoral failure’, it’s all … Continue reading

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