🎮 Riffing on this retro game–themed @dmu.ac.uk prospectus, we’re kicking off #ExploreYourArchive by showing how education and #EYAConservation power up the past. Hit play to enter the archive! @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social

🎉 #ExploreYourArchive Week starts tomorrow! And this year we're celebrating @dmu.ac.uk at 155 years for each daily theme. Find out more from Kat but no sneaky peeks 👀 buff.ly/bDhczSr @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @araukie.bsky.social
#dmuforlife #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social

Did something catch your 👁️ during our #DMUat155 #Archive30 posts? Good news:
We’ve catalogued the catalogue! All the items we shared are now neatly rounded up in our latest blog post: buff.ly/fSk1RBx #alumni @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@arascot.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

B&W photo two models wearing 1940s style suits.

B7W fashion photo. Models wears mid length A line skirt with cardigan. Holding an umbrealla.

B7W photo. Models on left: long gown with fitted bodice. Left: corset/girdle undergarment.

As #VEDay celebrations continue this weekend, for today's #FashionFriday we're looking back to the 1940s and the work of @dmuleicester.bsky.social #Fashion & #Contour students #DMUat155 #VEDay2025 #ContourFashion #VintageStyle #fashionhistory #dmufashion @DMUtextiles #historicfashion

Last day of #Archive30 & #WhyArchives? Because preserving our @dmuleicester.bsky.social history not only means we can enjoy and learn from our heritage today, but ensures future generations can discover it too! Big thanks to @arascot.bsky.social for hosting & helping us share our #DMUat155 story

#Archive30 We love sharing our DMU #ArchiveCollection— in our Reader Room, at events & exhibitions, on our blog, on our catalogue or here on social media! ✨ & the best part? They’re open to everyone! Come explore 155 years of @dmuleicester.bsky.social with us! @librarydmu.bsky.social #DMUat155

#DMUat155 Every building has a story to tell: From medieval roots to modern riverside campus—DMU’s transformation over 155 years is amazing & we ❤️ all our photos and maps showingcasing that for #Archive30 #ArchiveBuildings! @arascot.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social

#DMUat155 Exam stress isn’t new 😱 #ArchiveNightmares But DMU’s support has always been there—guides, 1:1 help & friendly advice 📚Need help? Faculty, Library & Student Services are here to get you to graduation 🎓 buff.ly/Zp6cYQ1 @dmuleicester.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30

#DMUat155 For our #ArchiveObject we're going retro tech with this fab 1950s manual punch 💾 Each of these cards holds part of a code—feed them into a computer and voilà... Mickey Mouse appears! #retro #oldtech #ITMS @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30

#DMUat155 According to our stats, the top 3 #PopularItem on our catalogue are:
🏫 Estates and Buildings of DMU
🎨 Designs by Ernest Gimson
👩‍⚕️ School of Nursing and Midwifery
Explore them all here: buff.ly/UjoaGgH
#Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social

#DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social has always been shaped by its people, from teaching & learning to varsity, elections, & international events. Our #CommunityArchives span campus, city, & world, with a history stretching back over 150 years. #Archive30 @librarydmu.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social

#DMUat155 From marches to placards, petitions to protests — student activism has long been part of life at @dmuleicester.bsky.social✊💥Campaigning for justice, change, and student voices to be heard. It’s a proud part of our story #Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social

#DMUat155 – Where myths meet mastercraft! 📚✨ These stunning books, Celtic Mythology 1935 and The Garden of Prosperpine 1961, were beautifully produced by @dmuleicester.bsky.social printing trades students. #ArchiveMyths #Archive30 @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #art #printing @arascot.bsky.social

It’s #FunandGames for #Archive30 with a throwback to Rag parades and legendary gigs at @dmuleicester.bsky.social Arena — Bowie, Hendrix, Gladys Knight, Pink Floyd, Rage Against the Machine & more! 🎶🔥 @ara_scotland @librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuhistory #alumni #DMUat155

#DMUat155 Discover Canada's drive-in movie theatre' in photos for #ArchiveTravel with this former @dmuleicester.bsky.social Head of Department, Iona Cruickshank's project collection. More on our blog: buff.ly/zHhKbVH
#Archive30 @librarydmu.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social @dmuforlife #photohistory

#DMUat155 From always checking the student letter rack, 1957 to how to clean a shower curtain 2008 we ❤️ the #ArchiveAdvice hints & tips found in our collection of student handbooks over the years for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social

Our #SomethingSmall for #Archive30 is this Rag badge - RAG refers to a typically student-led charity fundraiser which often includes cheeky pranks & activities like this sponsored bed push-along around the city c 1960s! #DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife

#DMUat155 'A keg of antelope powder, a tub of lard, and kangaroo butter' Think I prefer cherries and sugar in our gorgeously calligraphied @dmuleicester.bsky.social
Gift Book, documenting donations given to the Technical School's baking classes for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 #FoodandDrink

#DMUat155 Eeeek... urrghh... eeech... 🎶 That’s the sound of us d/l ing a flyer for Leicester Poly Department of Engineering and Manufacture, c. 1990! 💾🖨️❤️ the @dmuleicester.bsky.social retro tech on the cover for @arascot.bsky.social #ArchiveTechnology for #Archive30 🚀
#ThrowbackTech #alumni #STEM

#DMUat155 With #fashion courses @dmuleicester.bsky.social starting out as Dress Design in the 1890s and evolving into today's prestigious programmes there’s plenty to choose from for @arascot.bsky.social #ArchiveFashion for #Archive30! 👗✨ @librarydmu.bsky.social
#fashionhistory #alumni

♿ #HiddenHistories #DMUat155 DYK @dmuleicester.bsky.social has a long history of supporting disabled staff & students, evolving services to create a more inclusive uni over the years🌟 Find out more in our online exhibition: buff.ly/aQDMaer for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 @librarydmu.bsky.social

🐾 #DMUat155 In the early 2000s, @dmuleicester.bsky.social was teaching across 4 main sites:
📍 #Leicester
📍 #Bedford
📍 #MiltonKeynes
📍 #Lincoln — home to Agriculture and Animal Studies! 🐄🌾

Check out the Lincoln Prospectus, 2001 for @arascot.bsky.social #ArchiveAnimals 🐑 @librarydmu.bsky.social

#DMUat155 DYK in 1992 @dmuleicester.bsky.social officially levelled up and became a university 🎓
How did we celebrate this #SomethingBig moment?
✅ Official ceremony
✅ Party in the park
✅ And yes, an enormous cake 🎂
#Archive30 @arascot.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social

Our #ArchivePlan for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 today is to share these incredible sketches by Architect Arthur Francis Bryan who trained at the College in the early 1900s when he was just 15 years old! #DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #archives

Everyday is different in @dmuleicester.bsky.social Special Colls whether it's sharing our fashion collections with textiles, tidying the stores or organising theatre programmes. Whatever it is we ❤️ #ArchivesToday (and tomorrow) for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 & #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social

Flying onto the scene for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 is former Head of Department of the Leciester School of Art Jerzy Karo and his #ColourfulArchives cover of Poland Magazine. #DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social #dmuforlife #art @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social

Today's #ArchiveBusiness for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 is this fab snap of a Business Class, 1970. Back when the Colleges of Art & Tech had recently become #Leicester Polytechnic #DMUat155 #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @dmuleicester.bsky.social
@librarydmu.bsky.social

Controversy or conservation? 🤔 David’s still on a mission—carefully 👀 debinding our massive trove of 155 years of @dmuleicester.bsky.social press cuttings for @arascot.bsky.social #ArchiveConservation! 📜✂️ #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuforlife #dmuhistory @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

DYK for #DMUat155 that @dmuleicester was the UK’s first uni to air a TV ad? Featuring clips from BBC’s Trials of Life with Sir David Attenborough—for a cool £½ million! #ThrowbackThursday for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 #SoundandVision #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #Leicester @librarydmu.bsky.social

March has been a blast celebrating 150 years of @dmuleicester.bsky.social
🎉 For @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30, we’re unboxing even more DMU treasures from #YourArchive, sharing standout moments from its fab history in the heart of #Leicester! #DMU150 @librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #DMUat155