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Manuscripts and Special Collections celebrates 10th anniversary

This summer, the University’s Manuscripts and Special Collections team celebrated ten years at King’s Meadow Campus. To celebrate, the team hosted a public open day on Friday 9 September to thank everyone who has supported them over the past decade. Highlights included a behind-the-scenes tour of the department, displays of archives and rare books and …

Richard E Grant, the Iron Duke and me

The University’s Dr Richard Gaunt can be seen this Sunday on BBC Two talking about one of the most iconic Britons in history – the Duke of Wellington. Revered as the victor of Waterloo, Wellington went on to twice serve as prime minister. As Richard, Associate Professor of History, explains on Wellington: The Iron Duke …