For fellow history nerds, for whom the word "lamprey" makes you think of "a surfeit of lampreys" and Henry I - this what a lamprey looks like 😮

Nooooooo! Just no! What two words are you taught to avoid like the plague when learning to catalogue archives?! Just taking a first look at a collection and found loads of these 😱😱 Explore Your Archive UCL Department of Information Studies #archives #cataloguing #employactualarchivists

For #OutdoorClassroomDay , a glimpse into the learning through outdoor play at the Somers Town Nursery School, 1936. Photos taken by Miss D May, Maria Grey College student at the time, on her Teaching Practice. Brunel University of London Education Brunel History of Education Outdoor Classroom Day

Our Brunel Arts Music Award scheme is one of a kind, providing music tuition for Brunel student singers & instrumentalists. Application deadline 16/09/22. Auditions: 20/21 Sep. See website for details! #brunelarts #musicawardscheme #musicaward #freetuition #musicstudies #audition

Thanks to National Lottery Players our #Herschel200 project w/Herschel Museum launches 11am Sat 28 May - free family fun @TheCurveSlough discover the astronomical heritage of our town with activities inc Oreo moon cycles 🌙 + how a #Slough family made their mark on the cosmos 💫

In the 1890s Anne's diaries were deciphered by Arthur Burrell, friend of John Lister, and soon to become principal of #BFSS Borough Road College. The diaries were rehidden and Arthur didn't reveal his copy of the code until long after John's death. bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

Does Floella Benjamin have a portrait in her attic?😍 Archivists get quite skilled at dating photos - but you wouldn't have a chance with photos of FB - she hasn't aged a bit in 40 years!

Local history fact: #DYK that Jacquetta Woodville, sister of Elizabeth, is buried in St John's Church, Hillingdon, 10 mins walk from campus? Alongside her husband John, 8th Lord Strange, Baron of Knokyn. Brunel University of London Brunel University of London Library Brunel Politics & History

Same but different. 1997 vs 2022. 25 years later and the Lecture Centre is still the main teaching hub at the heart of our campus. #brunelarchives #fromthearchives #thenandnow #throwbackthursday 📷 Brunel University Archives & Special Collections

Looked up the Brunel University Archives & Special Collections blog as an example of how my friend can showcase the oral histories she's working on and rediscovered my Writers at Work story. brunelspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2019/05/08/dow…

🚨Advance warning: due to planned maintenance, our online catalogue will be unavailable on Monday 6th June. archivesearch.brunel.ac.uk/calmview/ Also, due to planned sleeping & reading, Archives & Special Collections will be closed on BH Thurs and Fri 👑🇬🇧🇬🇧🥳 Brunel University of London Library Brunel University of London

Happy Place!!

When the #Queen visited Brunel University of London , 2006. #Jubilee

#OTDH 5 June 1825. Marc Brunel orders a further 8000 bricks to be added to the top of the Thames Tunnel Shaft. When the bricks don't force the shaft to move, he orders more bricks...and more...and more... 50, 000 bricks later and the Tunnel Shaft is still stuck!

We are delighted to share the #Herschel200 programme with you, inc the first event marking the bicentenary of William Herschel's death & the astronomical heritage of our town... Summer Solstice Special at the best pub in the Universe 💫  thanks to Arts Council England, South East The National Lottery Heritage Fund

And now, the end is near... After nearly 14 years at Brunel, today is my [Phaedra the archivist ] last day! Thanks for the tweets - and I hope you've enjoyed mine! Brunel University of London @BFSSCharity youtube.com/watch?v=1t8kAb…

And...Phaedra the archivist has left the building. Thanks for being out there during lockdown and beyond - it really did help with the loneliness of WFH. I hope some of my witterings were interesting!

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