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Atlas: universities and librariesAcross the UK10 min

National Library of Wales

The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru,) is the national legal deposit library of Wales and a Welsh Government sponsored body, located in Aberystwyth. It is the biggest library in Wales, holding over 6.5 million books a

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge9 min

Parker Library, Corpus Christi College

The Parker Library is a library within Corpus Christi College, Cambridge which contains rare books and manuscripts. It is known throughout the world due to its invaluable collection of more than 600 manuscripts, particularly medieval texts,

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge12 min

Churchill College, Cambridge

Churchill College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in Cambridge, England. It has a primary focus on science, engineering and technology, but retains a strong interest in the arts and humanities. In 1958, a trust was

Atlas: universities and librariesGlasgow12 min

Glasgow School of Art

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA; Sgoil-ealain Ghlaschu) is a higher education art school based in Glasgow, Scotland, offering undergraduate degrees, post-graduate awards (both taught and research-led), and PhDs in architecture, fine art, and

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge6 min

Clare Hall, Cambridge

Clare Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1966 by Clare College, Clare Hall is a college for advanced study, admitting only postgraduate students alongside postdoctoral researchers and fellows. It was es

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge12 min

Queens' College, Cambridge

Queens' College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Queens' is one of the 16 "old colleges" of the university, and was founded in 1448 by Margaret of Anjou. Its buildings span the River Cam with the Mathematical Bridge

Atlas: universities and librariesAcross the UK12 min

Kingdom of Powys

The Kingdom of Powys (; Regnum Poysiae) was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain. It very roughly covered the northern two-thirds of the moder

Atlas: universities and librariesManchester10 min

University of Manchester Library

The University of Manchester Library is the library system and information service of the University of Manchester. The main library is on the Oxford Road campus of the university, with its entrance on Burlington Street. There are also ten

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge10 min

St Edmund's College, Cambridge

St Edmund's College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England. Founded in 1896, it is the second-oldest of the three Cambridge colleges oriented to mature students, which accept only students reading for postgraduat

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge12 min

Girton College, Cambridge

Girton College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was established in 1869 by Emily Davies and Barbara Bodichon as the first women's college at Cambridge. In 1948, it was granted full college status by the u

Atlas: universities and librariesCambridge12 min

Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge

Fitzwilliam College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. The college has origins from 1869, with the foundation of the Non-Collegiate Students Board, a venture intended to offer academically excellent students o

Atlas: universities and librariesOxford12 min

Balliol College, Oxford

Balliol College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. Founded in 1263 by nobleman John I de Balliol, it has a claim to be the oldest college in Oxford and the English-speaking world. With a governing body of a mast