A few of my favourite things…III TAGS: Burschenschaften | CRC | duelling | Edinburgh University Library Special Collections | Godfrey Thomson | Mensur | Professor Sir Godfrey Thomson | Student clubs | University of Strasbourg | University of Strasburg In his mid 20s, Thomson found himself studying for a PhD under the formidable talents of Nobel Prize winining physicist, Karl Ferdinand Braun, at the University of Strasburg.  Today’s object …Continue reading →

Alan Greenwood’s ‘Mexican Misadventure’ TAGS: 1958 | alan william greenwood | conference | congress | floods | james ebeneezer wilson | mexico | mexico city | poultry Many of the scientists who feature in our collections were extremely well-travelled, and their archives abound with information about the conferences, congresses and conventions which they attended all over the …Continue reading →

Open Access Summit a great success Organised by the Open Access Implementation Programme the Summit took place on 24 July in the Main Library. William Nixon, Digital Library Development Manager at Glasgow was the guest speaker, …Continue reading →