Why does one of the Royal Society's portraits of Isaac Newton contain a depiction of a snake eating its own tail, a symbol with alchemical connotations known as the ouroboros? Ainsley Vinall looks closer on our blog: https://royalsociety.org/blog/2026/07/snakes-and-leaders/

In Ipswich for #Constable250 and an exciting line up exploring Ground - Horizon - Sky! ... and Digitally augmented walking! walking-the-landscape.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk

Pillars of Punjab 🕌🛕👑 Old Survey of India maps reveal many forgotten monuments of bygone eras. Plenty remain standing today but have melded into the background of everyday life in South Asia. Enter the Kos Minar!

The subcircular Iron Age hillfort of Thundersbarrow in West #Sussex covers 1.2ha with entrances at the SE and North It has sadly been levelled by ploughing, as this dramatic aerial photo from 1975 shows 📷 © CACUP @camdiglib.bsky.social cambridgeairphotos.com/location/bsr60/ #HillfortsWednesday

1/8 5th July 1687 is often cited as the publication date of Isaac Newton’s “Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica,” one of the masterpieces of modern science.⚛️ 🧪 🔭 But is it really so? Image source➡️ cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/PR-ADV-... #histsci #Principia #Newton #science

The @libereurope.bsky.social 2026 Conference in Trondheim was a roaring success! An amazing time delivering a conference workshop exploring digital cultural heritage WHILST exploring the city and seeing what it could teach us about 'the power of libraries in uncertain times'! More soon! #LIBER2026

Libraries Without Borders' 'Ideas Box' provides safe spaces during times of crisis. A glimmer of hope and humanity during challenging times! www.librarieswithoutborders.us/ideas-box-pr/ Amazing!

LIBER Europe@libereurope.bsky.social · last mo.

Keynote Speech - Patrick Weil 📖To begin the second day of the LIBER 2026 Annual Conference there will be a presentation from Patrick Weil, focusing on Open knowledge and creating opportunities. #LIBER2026

Read our latest Blog Post about three female Salvation Army Officers in civilian internment during the Second World War. Colonel Mary Booth in Liebenau, Germany Major Margaret Burns in Changi, Singapore Major Mary Layton in Weixian, China www.salvationarmy.org.uk/about-us/int...

Imprisoned: three Salvationist internees during World War Two

Read some of the stories and experiences of three women officers who were held in internment camps...

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Have you ever wondered what 500 librarians in a room looks like? Full to the rafters to hear about the power of Libraries in uncertain times - in information warfare, Libraries have a vital role! #LIBER2026

If you're a tech billionaire, or even just a millionaire, you could do something astounding

Biodiversity Heritage Library@biodivlibrary.bsky.social · 2mo ago

In the 90 minutes after @theguardian.com article went live, BHL received more than US$2,500 in donations. Thank you to everyone helping keep biodiversity knowledge free and open. Please read, share, and help us build momentum.

'Francis Bacon and the crisis of the palatinate' Quentin Skinner Lecture, 19 June https://bit.ly/442lfre Dr Samuel Zeitlin (UCL) will discuss Bacon’s evolving responses to the crisis of the Palatinate through writing and civil histories, in response to the onset of the Thirty Years War

Humanity has long been captivated by rainbows - this collage contains over 1000 years of curiosity and wonder from all over the world! bit.ly/CamDigLib-Ra... This universal fascination is one reason 🌈 symbolise inclusion and a reason to have #Pride in the wonderful diversity of the world!

We ❤️ Bees! Here's a few of our favourite Bee-things for #WorldBeeDay! There's medieval bees, a model honeycomb, Darwin's kids help-out with an experiment, and poor Oliver Rackham gets stung! 🐝 🧵 1/7...

We're pleased to announce a new RLUK project exploring the role of special & heritage collections in civic engagement & how collections can contribute more actively to institutional priorities, public value, & community engagement, led by @ckamposiori.bsky.social 📑 www.rluk.ac.uk/RLCE

Research libraries and civic engagement: introducing a new RLUK project exploring the role of special and heritage collections

Research Libraries UK (RLUK) is pleased to announce a new project exploring the role of special and heritage collections in civic engagement and societal impact. Developed as part of RLUK’s new strate...

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So valuable to hear Samba Yonga's talk complexities of sacred objects in colonial collections! Imagine if we thought this deeply about all collection items? Check out her article: www.dataspace-culturalheritage.eu/en/news/why-... The Women’s History Museum of Zambia: www.whmzambia.org #DigiStoryFest

The Women's History Museum of Zambia

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Great to see a solution as simple as pepper's ghost being used for innovative digital story telling! ...And what a great idea to incorporate through the idea of a postcard! #DigiStoryFest 5dculture.eu/scenario/cit...

Tuning in to @europeana.bsky.social's Digital Storytelling Festival - Looking forward to hearing from some great speakers and thinking about the impact of technology on story telling! 'Inspiring' start from @paulinemackay.bsky.social, seeking inspiration from Robert Burns! #DigiStoryFest

Europeana@europeana.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Our Digital Storytelling Festival starts tomorrow and it's not too late to secure your place! Join us for two days of expert talks, creative workshops, and inspiring showcases to rethink how we share culture and tell stories: bit.ly/3RijD9K #Storytelling #InternationalMuseumDay #IMD2026

💎Join us for Afterlives of Fragments, an event exploring making and unmaking across anthropology, archaeology, art & architecture We will engage with fragments not just as objects but as ways of thinking, sensing, and collaborating 16 May 1.30-5.30pm Online & CRASSH CB3 9DP https://bit.ly/4dd2O7I

Coming up this afternoon!

Cambridge Digital Library@camdiglib.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Can digital collections make research more inclusive and equitable? Join us to discuss as part of an @rluk.ac.uk research shift webinar on Tues 12 May, 2-3pm! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rluk-rsp-m... #ResearchShift #Inclusive #Libraries

Can digital collections make research more inclusive and equitable? Join us to discuss as part of an @rluk.ac.uk research shift webinar on Tues 12 May, 2-3pm! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/rluk-rsp-m... #ResearchShift #Inclusive #Libraries

RLUK RSP: Making Research More Inclusive and Equitable

RLUK's Research Shift series of events are open to all and free to attend.

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A time-capsule of biodiversity! This recently digitised Hanmer Herbarium contains almost three hundred specimens of pressed plants, collected by barrister and naturalist Edward Hanmer (1758–1821). cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-...

Treasures of the Library : Edward Hanmer: Herbarium

This two-volume herbarium contains almost three hundred specimens of pressed plants, collected by barrister and naturalist

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📣 Our April newsletter is now out - featuring our second user needs survey to help develop the Heritage Science Data Service as well as news from our members, funding, events and jobs. Read it here:

One of our absolute favourites! cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-LL-0...

Ennius@enniusredloeb.bsky.social · 3mo ago

25th April is the feast of St Mark the Evangelist who is here depicted with his lion symbol. Cambridge University Library; MS Ll.1.10; the Book of Cerne; 9th century (c. 820-840 C.E.); Mercia; f. 12v @camdiglib.bsky.social

See The Guidonian Hand, the Medieval System for Reading Music, Get Brought Back to Life

See The Guidonian Hand, the Medieval System for Reading Music, Get Brought Back to Life

Singing a piece of music for the first time while reading the notes from a sheet is hard, and requires complete control of one's vocals.

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Last week, we co-hosted the annual 'History and Archives in Practice' conference, with partners @ihr.bsky.social, The National Archives and @unisheffieldlib.bsky.social. This year's theme was ‘Shaping Societies, Improving Lives'. More about #HAP26 and the projects showcased here: bit.ly/48j0Dhj

Fen to Fire brings to life the Must Farm pile-dwelling settlement, showing activity from construction to destruction. Each run-through is different with varied activities, events, weather and camera angles while the seasons change over time. The cause of the site’s fiery demise can also vary.

Two fiery dragon form the initial 'M'(oriente) which tells of events 'upon the death of King Agrippa'. Trinity Hall Cambridge Library, MS 4; Flavius Josephus, Historiae Antiquitatis Judaice; 12th century; Herefordshire, England; f.207v @camdiglib.bsky.social

The hidden histories of cities 🏙️ Heritage underpins our lives in so many ways, often unseen. But these hidden entanglements with the past can be revealed in historical maps. For today’s #MappingMonday we look at Bahawalpur, Pakistan, in 1908.

Here's an awesome natural history humanities PhD opportunity, working with Cambridge University Library & our insect & archive collections here at @zoologymuseum.bsky.social, exploring the links between entomology, life writing & environmental change. Please share! www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/initiatives/...

Cambridge University Library, University Museum of Zoology and the University of Cambridge - Collections Connections Communities

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If only all catalogue entries were this beautiful?! The catalogues of Pitt-Rivers’ archaeological and anthropological collections, 1891-1896 - Nine volumes of stunningly detailed miniature paintings of each object, like this Japanese silver and enamel plate: cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-ADD-...