Murder by the Book: a celebration of 20th century British crime fiction
22 March 2024Priceless first editions and Agatha Christie artefacts on display at Cambridge University Library.
The Crimean Tatar who wants freedom for Ukraine to sing again
18 May 2023Displaced journalist and scholar Elmaz Asan arrived in Cambridge from Ukraine in October 2022. She sees her research as a chance to fight back against the Russian invasion of her homeland, “to make a difference, no matter how small”.
Samurai, Darwin, the Poet Laureate and some very Curious Cures
13 January 2022A year of wonder in store at Cambridge University Library during 2022.
Reinterpreting Newton and religion
21 December 2021Rediscovered notebook adds new depth to our understanding of Isaac Newton's relationship with theology.
Oldest Scottish manuscript to go on display in Aberdeen
24 November 2021The Book of Deer, possibly Scotland’s oldest surviving manuscript, is set to return to the north-east of Scotland for the first time in 1,000 years when it goes on loan from Cambridge University Library next year.
John Siberch: Cambridge’s first printer (and record debtor?)
17 November 20212021 is the 500th anniversary of the first works printed in Cambridge
Transcribing together
23 July 2021Volunteers join together to help the Cambridge Digital Library transcribe the notebooks of notable British ecologist, Oliver Rackham.
Hawking Archive saved for the nation
27 May 2021Hawking Archive to join those of Newton and Darwin at Cambridge University Library.
Ghost Words: Reading the past
02 March 2021A new exhibition from Cambridge University Library is set to bring to life the hidden words buried in some of our oldest manuscripts - known as palimpsests.
Mapping the world - one digitisation at a time
20 January 2021They transport us, educate us, and inspire us but when was the last time you used a map? Explore the world of maps on the Cambridge Digital Library.
