In this guest blog, Dr Amara Thornton, Research Fellow at the Institute of Classical Studies (ICS) writes about the remarkable women of College Hall, whose lives you can trace in the Beyond Notability project: london.ac.uk/senate-house-l… #WomensHistoryMonth Dr Amara Thornton School of Advanced Study, University of London

Ben Enwonwu studied ⁦UCL Slade⁩ from 1944. This is the fascinating story of his famous painting ‘Tutu’. bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

A beautiful manuscript haggadah (MS Mocatta 1) to illuminate Passover. Hag Sameah! A fully digitised copy is available online: ucl.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/44UC… UCL Special Collections

Discover incredible items from the UCL Libraries collections and archives, including George Orwell’s love letters and Mary, Queen of Scots’ hair – and which buildings are haunted magazine.ucl.ac.uk/shelf-life-UCL…

Delighted to be given material from Randolph Schwabe's family before Easter. Schwabe was Slade Professor from 1930 and amongst the donation were his diaries from 1930-1948. This material will be catalogued and added to the Slade Archive

Now UCL has re-opened, it's the perfect chance to check out our new public exhibition 'Hidden in Plain Sight'! It features work to improve access to diverse voices in our collection, including projects by us, IOE Library and @UCLMainLibrary. More info: ucl.ac.uk/library/collec…

A rare trip to Foster Court and UCL English - Plaque reads, "One of two panels from a mural at the Highways Club, painted by Rex Whistler in 1924, at the age of 19, while a student of the Slade School. Presented to UCL in 1959 by the Rt. Hon. Lady Ravensdale"

We're super excited to announce our second Open Morning. Pop in on 19th May (10am-12pm) to see a selection of rare books, archives and manuscripts and meet some of the team! Free and open to all, just book a place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-morning… Photo ©David Tett

Please note that from 31st May, this account will no longer be active, and UCL Records tweets will be sent via UCL Special Collections. Thank you to everyone that has followed this account and engaged with us over the last few years!

Prior to the Coronation Weekend, our Head of Records writes about George VI's coronation and a souvenir programme found amongst the College Archive... blogs.ucl.ac.uk/special-collec…

Are you a student at a #London based university? Do you have a collection of books, magazines, or other printed and/or manuscript items you’re passionate about? Then apply for the Anthony Davis Book Collecting Prize by June 4th and win £600! More info: ucl.ac.uk/library/collec…

So excited for this morning’s event and welcoming our visitors. We have a beautiful display for you!

Highlight of last month was tracking down some old forks in the @UCL silver collection! An update on our exhibition planning Sam Blaxland. Thanks to the many colleagues across UCL Special Collections, Grant Museum of Zoology UCL Art Museum Students' Union UCL UCL SSEES Library studentsunionucl.org/blog/sam-blaxl…

Happy to support Giving at UCL and meet with delegates from The Fishmongers' Company this morning. Displaying the 1828 UoL List of Proprietors, which indicates that the Company bought five shares in the University of London at £100 per share.