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Explore our Heritage Collections

Explore our Heritage Collections You can now explore our Heritage Collections in one place with the launch of our Heritage Collections Discovery page! From this page you can: Search by keyword across all our Heritage Collections items. Follow the links to each individual collection to find out what the collection is about. On each individual […]

Framing the Past: A work placement photographing the Heritage Collections.

 Framing the Past: A work placement photographing the Heritage Collections.   From February to May 2024, the Heritage Collections welcomed Rebbecca Cram, a third-year student from the BA (Hons) in Photography, for a trimester-long work placement. As part of the placement, Rebbecca photographed unique objects from the University’s collections and took images to help promote […]

Book Week Scotland Publishing Event

Book Week Scotland Publishing Event   You Are Invited! The Postgraduate Publishing programme at Edinburgh Napier University invite you to our Publishing & Printing Archive Open Day! As part of Book Week Scotland, we are delighted to provide a unique opportunity to view materials from our Edward Clark Collection. Join us in the Glassroom at Merchiston Campus, 10 Colinton Road, Edinburgh Napier University, on Wednesday 20 […]

Grove Music Online

Grove Music Online: Unlocking the World of Music Research In today’s world, reliable resources for music research can be hard to find. That’s where Grove Music Online comes in. This essential database serves musicians, scholars, and enthusiasts alike. It offers a wealth of information across all musical knowledge, making it a must-have tool for anyone […]

Remembrance: War Poets

Remembrance: War Poets We approach this year’s Remembrance Day on Monday the 11th. Marking 106 years since Armistice Day 1918 and the ending of the First World War. We’d like to just take a quick moment to remind you all about the university’s War Poets Collection. Give a brief history of our Craiglockhart campus. Long […]

Merchiston Tower

Merchiston Tower In the centre of Merchiston Tower, you will find Merchiston Tower. Bang in the middle. Have you ever wondered what’s inside? What’s its history? Wanted to peek inside? Let us take you on a brief digital walk through the Tower in the blog post. But before we go any further, we would like […]

Our newspaper e-resources: Times Digital Archive and NexisUni

 Our newspaper e-resources: Times Digital Archive and NexisUni You might have already used one of many databases to search through academic journals. But did you know that the library also offers some amazing resources that give you access to historical and contemporary news? Let’s dive into what Times Digital Archive and NexisUni offer.   Times […]

Construction Information Service (CIS)

Construction Information Service (CIS)   The Construction Information Service (CIS) is a major database for anyone working in architecture, civil and structural engineering, building control, mechanical and electrical engineering, surveying, building contracting and other areas within the construction industry. The CIS database is updated daily and covers every phase of the construction process. It is […]

Clocks go back

Clocks go back   I dread this weekend all year: the weekend the clocks go back to Greenwich Mean Time. In case you’ve forgotten, time will move back by one hour at 2am on Sunday 27th October. In this way, we “rob” an hour of daylight from the morning and add it to the end […]

Black History Month: Joseph Knight

Black History Month: Joseph Knight This October we’re celebrating Black History Month at Edinburgh Napier. And as part of this, we’d like to take a quick look at the case of Joseph Knight  v. John Wedderburn,  a historic legal case from the 1770s that saw the Scottish Court of Session officially declare that slavery laws […]

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