To remind you of the importance of sleep on World Sleep Day, here's a photograph from our archives of Rupert, the favourite cat of the Cornish poet Charles Causley!
Why not be like Rupert today and find a cosy spot to enjoy a nice snooze!
📷 EUL MS 50a/2/2/6/9
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A blue background with black text reading: Meet the Guide Dogs. Time to Pat and Chat! Meet Guide Dogs and Puppies at the International Study Centre Wednesday 29th April 2026 10:20 to 12:00 and 13:00 to 14:40. For the welfare of the Guide Dogs, the numbers of participants are limited. White text reads: Tickets are free and are available from the International Study Centre reception team. A blue pawprint logo and text reading 'In support of Guide Dogs' is in the bottom left corner. In the middle at the bottom is a photo of one golden and one black Labrador puppies.
Meet Guide Dogs and Puppies at the International Study Centre!
📆 Wednesday 29th April 2026, 10:20-12:00 and 13:00-14:40
Free tickets available from the International Study Centre reception team.
All welcome - students, staff, and friends!
White text at the top says, 'Library training events for PGTs, PGRs & academic staff A dark green background' and at the bottom says, 'Check the details and booking requirements here: bit.ly/ExeterUniLibEvent'. A screenshot of the Library events calendar is in the centre with a bright green border and 'NEXT WEEK' in white capital letters above it. A bright green graphic of a calendar is in the top left-hand corner.
Events next week at the Library:
Criticality in academic writing
Doing a literature review
Guide to scientific writing
Finding and using primary sources
Doing a literature search
Reflective writing
Skills, Legal Research, and UEBS Research drop-ins
See more & book: bit.ly/ExeterUniLibEvent 📆
New Special Collections blog post!
Dr Beth Mills discusses her role as Digitisation Assistant on the Digital Archive of the Middle East (DAME) project at the University of Exeter: dame.exeter.ac.uk/en/2025/10/1...
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A review of 'X-Ray' by Nicole Lobdell that I wrote over Christmas was published this month in Victorian Periodicals Review: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl....
The book is part of Bloomsbury's Object Lessons series on the fascinating history of everyday things and was a delight to read! 🩻