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We support learning, teaching and research at @ucl.ac.uk and manage libraries and learning spaces, covering a wide range of specialist subjects.

Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/
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Spotted in the Student Centre! In honour of #UCL200, UCL Art Museum Curator Lucy Waitt recently dressed up as Jeremy Bentham and delivered some immersive teaching to @ucl.ac.uk Museum Studies students.
Curator Lucy Waitt dressed up as Jeremy Bentham and sitting on a chair at the Student Centre.
February 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Using artificial intelligence in research and education raises many questions around copyright. Join us on 4 March for an interactive workshop on copyright and GenAI with guest speaker, Ben White. https://library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4430020
Students with laptops in a lecture theatre.
February 18, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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On Love your Libraries Day, Student Storyteller Solomiia explores how UCL’s libraries and academic support services provide guidance, spaces and skills that help students thrive. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2026/feb/love-your-libraries-student-perspective-ucl-libraries-and-academic-support
Students working together in the library.
February 14, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Make the best use of our libraries and resources. Find out more about our guides and training to develop your library and information literacy skills. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/learning-teaching-support
Students studying in the library.
February 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM
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Today, UCL turns 200. 🎉 For two centuries, our community has opened doors, challenged convention and pushed the boundaries of knowledge across every discipline. Thank you to everyone who’s been part of the UCL story, here’s to the next century. ✨

#UCL200 #LoveUCL
February 11, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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Love Data Week 2026 starts today 💕

We’re launching with big news - the new UCL Research Data Policy 2026 is out!

It’s filled with essential guidance for staff and students on managing research data, make sure you check it out 👉 buff.ly/b8cFSOS

#ResearchData #UCL #LoveData26
A student with long black hair, glasses and a lemon yellow jumper sits at a desk looking at the screen of a laptop with their hands on the keyboard. In the background are shelves filled with books which are out of focus and appear blurred.
February 9, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Due to unforeseen electrical issues, the Main Library is closed until further notice. Users may collect Click and Collect items as usual from the Help Point. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
February 3, 2026 at 1:43 PM
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This year's theme for LGBT+ History Month is Science and Innovation, celebrating the contributions of LGBT+ people throughout history and raising awareness of their discoveries. Share your book recommendations here: https://ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/LGBTplus2026
February 2, 2026 at 9:18 AM
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This year is the National Year of Reading, a theme celebrated in our current Level 4 book display. It takes in reading for pleasure, children's literature, and learning and teaching about reading. You can even let us know what your favourite book is! Just post its title in the box.
Shelves with books on the theme of reading in the IOE Library with a time lapse image of people walking by. Shelves with books on the theme of reading in the IOE Library. Shelves with books on the theme of reading in the IOE Library, and a a box for users to post the title of their favourite books in. Shelves with books on the theme of reading in the IOE Library.
January 30, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Looking into using the library? Find out about our study spaces, opening hours, borrowing items, membership and more. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library
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January 30, 2026 at 11:17 AM
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Trying to access books, journals or electronic resources in our libraries? Find out more about available guidance here. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/finding-resources
A student reading a book in the library.
January 26, 2026 at 10:00 AM
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More bookable spaces at the IOE Library! Two booths on Level 4 can now be reserved, ideal for up to four people. They both have sockets and whiteboards. Group Booth 1 is close to the stairs, and Group Booth 3 is at the back of Level 4. Book now: library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk
A curved blue fabric-covered booth with soft seating, a table and small whiteboard are next to the library's staircase visible behind.
January 20, 2026 at 3:17 PM
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Learn more about the study of disease with a redisplay of specimens from the UCL Pathology Museum at the Cruciform Hub. See the collection and take part in a quiz to test your knowledge.

Please note the display contains human remains.
January 20, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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Event: Wednesday, 21 January 10:00am@the UCL Joint Library of Ophthalmology, Viewing the historical ophthalmic instruments and rare books. To visit register for this event library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4453302
UCL, Joint Library of Ophthalmology Museum
January 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
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Learn about the importance of accurately acknowledging sources. Find out more and book your place at the upcoming Library Skills session 'Introduction to referencing' on 20 January. library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/event/4457116
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January 15, 2026 at 1:48 PM
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Lots of #NewBooks - for a new term and a new year. Come and borrow one soon! 📚📚📚🎉
Selection of new books on display at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies Library. Eleven volumes arranged on a stand. The books featured are: Everyone Kept Quiet So I Did Too: Tales of a Reluctant Soldier: A Graphic Novel About the Balkan Wars of the 1990s, by Đorđe Balmazović and Aleksandar Djukičin From Victimhood to Empowerment: Representing Women in 1920s Soviet Georgian Cinema, by Salome Tsopurashvili Czechoslovak Jewish Refugees in the Gulag: Soviet Labour and POW Camps during World War II as Recollected by Jewish Refugees from Czechoslovakia, by Jan Dvorák and Adam Hradilek Joseph Stalin and the Art of Tyranny: One of History’s Most Feared Dictators, by William Nester Voices against Putin’s war: Protesters’ defiant speeches in Russian courts, edited by Simon Pirani War with New and Old Characteristics: Lessons from the Russo-Ukrainian War and Prospects for the U.S.-China Confrontation, edited by KIKUCHI Shigeo and SUGIURA Yasuyuki Russia and Modern Fascism: New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine, edited by Ian Garner and Taras Kuzio Signals of Being, or Verbum Caro Factum Est: A Play in Three Acts, by Volodymyr Rafeyenko Tito's Gulag: A History of the Prison Island of Goli Otok, by Martin Previšić Bibliografie publikovaných textů T. G. Masaryka (1876–2024), by Jana Malínská, Tereza Šnellerová and Lukáš Holeček The Kaprálová Companion, edited by Karla Hartl and Erik Entwistle
January 14, 2026 at 11:30 AM
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The university is expecting to welcome thousands of people for the UCL200 bicentennial celebrations. To help ensure security, the Main Library will close at 4pm each day on ​10 - 13 February. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
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January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
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New to UCL and wondering how to access our libraries and resources? Check out our Getting Started page for everything you need to know as a new student. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/getting-started
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January 12, 2026 at 9:28 AM
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One month to go… UCL turns 200! 🎉

On 11 February, we kick off #UCL200 – a year of celebrations marking our radical founding in 1826 as London’s first university, open to all. Expect parties, exhibitions, student festivals, art, books, performances, and more.

Get ready!

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January 11, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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The Main Library will not be open on the 10 and 11 January due to planned electrical works associated with the ongoing UCL200 refurbishment project. The Main Library will re-open as usual on Monday 12 January. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
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January 8, 2026 at 3:34 PM
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Information for students accessing study spaces during the winter break is available. Find out more about opening hours and available library services here. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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In celebration of Disability History Month, students and staff have shared their book recommendations with us. Read through the list here: https://bit.ly/3KYzkAk
December 22, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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We have demonstrated our commitment to supporting student success in 2024-25 by transforming our study spaces, prioritising diverse learning needs. Read more in the LCCOS Annual Report here: www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/about-...
Students at the UCL Science Library.
December 17, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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Join Professor Philip Schofield and Dr Jane Gilmour in the latest episode of Beautiful Minds as they debunk the myths around Tourette's.

Listen now: bit.ly/448WE4H

#Tourettes #BeautifulMinds
December 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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We're delighted to launch a new display in Queen Square (QS) Library marking the 200th anniversary of Jean-Martin Charcot’s birth and the QS connections of this seminal figure in the history of medicine and neurology. Handout and photos available at www.queensquare.org.uk/archives #EYAanniversaries
Queen Square Archive display marking 200th anniversary of French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot’s birth. The first display board of images and captions, with books and objects, focuses on Charcot and the School of Neurology at La Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, which was the greatest neurological clinic of the time in Europe. Queen Square Archive display marking 200th anniversary of French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot’s birth. The central display highlights some archive items including Charcot's letter of recommendation about W.S. Greenfield's application as Chair of General Pathology at University of Edinburgh. Queen Square Archive display marking 200th anniversary of French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot’s birth. The next display board focuses on Charcot and his connections to Queen Square and the National Hospital, London. Includes Charcot's written testimonial in support of Victor Horsley's application as the National Hospital's first neurosurgeon in 1886, and three Queen Square pioneers awarded the Charcot Award in recognition of a lifetime of achievement in outstanding research into understanding and treating multiple sclerosis (MS).
December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM