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The book titled ‘150 years of Art Education’ was put together by the School of Art, Media & Design at the University of Gloucestershire (designated as a university in 2001). It was intended to indicate the range of staff and…
The Special Collections and Archives will close for the Christmas break on Wednesday 20 December 2023 at 5pm. The service will re-open on Wednesday 3 January 2024 at 1pm If you’d like to visit the Special Collections and Archives before…
David Bryant studied to become a teacher at St Paul’s College, (a predecessor college of the University of Gloucestershire), and he appears on the St Paul’s student register for September 1953 – June1955 He is acknowledged as the ‘greatest bowler…
The university’s Archives were approached by a lady in Australia, who wanted to know if we held in our collections, any records of the early days of the colleges. She had been told that her Great, Great, Great Grandparents studied…
Artist Peter Edwards (b.1955) will be awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Gloucestershire in November 2021. Peter is a member of our alumni, having studied a BA Hons at Gloucestershire College of Art and Design (Pittville Campus) 1975…
Update: 24th February 2022 The Special Collections and Archives is open to University of Gloucestershire students, staff and members of the public. Following the lifting of COVID restrictions in England, we’re advising the guidance below in line with University policy:…
Article produced by Simona Dlugošová, University of Gloucestershire archive volunteer. This blog post is written as a response to my experience working with a selection of records produced by the Local Heritage Initiative (LHI). In the following text, I will…
The Special Collections and Archives will be close for the Christmas break on Friday 13 December 2019 at 5pm. The service will re-open on Thursday 2 January 2020 at 9am. If you’d like to visit the Special Collections and Archives…
The University Archive is the official repository for the historic records of the University of Gloucestershire and its antecedents since its original foundation as the Cheltenham Training College in 1847. The records included within the collection reflect a long and…