For this month's #ThrowbackThursday we have a live demo of turning it off and on again, c 1988! I think they're just pretending they know what she's doing 💻 A computer lab @dmu.ac.uk #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @librarydmu.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAEducation
October 16, 2025 at 8:09 AM
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“…the trouble with society is / it never dares to ask us how we feel…”
For #NationalPoetryDay, explore Fonds, a creative writing anthology inspired by archives & created by students & staff at @dmu.ac.uk: buff.ly/dZSm2Rj #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @librarydmu #poetry @dmu_writers @dmuenglish #writing
For #NationalPoetryDay, explore Fonds, a creative writing anthology inspired by archives & created by students & staff at @dmu.ac.uk: buff.ly/dZSm2Rj #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @librarydmu #poetry @dmu_writers @dmuenglish #writing
October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🎶 Composer of the Week on #BBC Radio 3 is Gavin Bryars – double bassist, avant-garde legend & founder of the #music dept @dmuleicester.bsky.social. Here we have a 1981 lunchtime concert he conducted + a 1994 article on his rise to fame.
#ComposerOfTheWeek #dmuhistory #alumni #dmuforlife
#ComposerOfTheWeek #dmuhistory #alumni #dmuforlife
June 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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Does every #photo tell a story? Behold our latest 'Top 10' blog on the most boring campus photos for #PhotographyMonth. Bins, bricks, tarmac and walls. Yet somehow... we couldn’t look away! 😆 📸 buff.ly/SInEkd3
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@dmuforlife @dmulibrary @dmuleicester #photographichistory #photography
June 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Fancy a night of fabulousness with @andrewlogan.bsky.social and friends incl. Dame Zandra Rhodes? Then look no further than tonight's showing with Q&A at #Leicester Phoenix. buff.ly/ZgsTESK @dmuleicester @dmuforlife @dmufashionmarketing @dmuart #art #fashion @visitleicester #Leicester
The British Guide to Showing Off + Q&A | Phoenix Leicester
Join Andrew Logan and Zandra Rhodes for a special screening of The British Guide to Showing Off | Phoenix Leicester | Thu 24 Apr, 6pm
www.phoenix.org.uk
April 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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#DMUat155 Discover Canada's drive-in movie theatre' in photos for #ArchiveTravel with this former @dmuleicester.bsky.social Head of Department, Iona Cruickshank's project collection. More on our blog: buff.ly/zHhKbVH
#Archive30 @librarydmu.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social @dmuforlife #photohistory
#Archive30 @librarydmu.bsky.social @arascot.bsky.social @dmuforlife #photohistory
April 19, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Our #SomethingSmall for #Archive30 is this Rag badge - RAG refers to a typically student-led charity fundraiser which often includes cheeky pranks & activities like this sponsored bed push-along around the city c 1960s! #DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social
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@librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife
April 16, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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🐣🌷 Easter Break Reminder 🌷🐣 Special Collections is
CLOSED: Mon 14th - Tues 22nd April (inclusive)
We’ll be back after the break ready to help you explore our treasures!
Wishing you a cracking Easter! @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
#dmuforlife #dmuhistory @icshc.bsky.social
CLOSED: Mon 14th - Tues 22nd April (inclusive)
We’ll be back after the break ready to help you explore our treasures!
Wishing you a cracking Easter! @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
#dmuforlife #dmuhistory @icshc.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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🐣🌷 Easter Break Update! 🌷🐣 Special Collections will be
CLOSED: Mon 14th - Tues 22nd April (inclusive)
We’ll be back after the break ready to help you explore our treasures!
Wishing you a cracking Easter!
@dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @icshc.bsky.social
CLOSED: Mon 14th - Tues 22nd April (inclusive)
We’ll be back after the break ready to help you explore our treasures!
Wishing you a cracking Easter!
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April 8, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Our #ArchivePlan for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 today is to share these incredible sketches by Architect Arthur Francis Bryan who trained at the College in the early 1900s when he was just 15 years old! #DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social
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@librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #archives
April 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Flying onto the scene for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 is former Head of Department of the Leciester School of Art Jerzy Karo and his #ColourfulArchives cover of Poland Magazine. #DMUat155 @dmuleicester.bsky.social #dmuforlife #art @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social
April 6, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Today's #ArchiveBusiness for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 is this fab snap of a Business Class, 1970. Back when the Colleges of Art & Tech had recently become #Leicester Polytechnic #DMUat155 #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @dmuleicester.bsky.social
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April 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Controversy or conservation? 🤔 David’s still on a mission—carefully 👀 debinding our massive trove of 155 years of @dmuleicester.bsky.social press cuttings for @arascot.bsky.social #ArchiveConservation! 📜✂️ #DMUat155 @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuforlife #dmuhistory @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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If you've been busy pencilling your magnum opus in response to our CFP - don't forget to send it in! CLOSING 4th April 2025 (tomorrow)!
@dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #creativewriting #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #alumni #dmuwriters #dmu_film_studies
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April 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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DYK for #DMUat155 that @dmuleicester was the UK’s first uni to air a TV ad? Featuring clips from BBC’s Trials of Life with Sir David Attenborough—for a cool £½ million! #ThrowbackThursday for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30 #SoundandVision #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #Leicester @librarydmu.bsky.social
April 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Uncover @dmuleicester.bsky.social roots for @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30! 🎨✨ Discover #ArchiveBeginnings in our online exhibition: buff.ly/UNFzApQ – from its start as a College of Art in 1870 to the vibrant #DMU155 of today! #dmuforlife #visitleicester #dmuhistory @librarydmu.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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March has been a blast celebrating 150 years of @dmuleicester.bsky.social
🎉 For @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30, we’re unboxing even more DMU treasures from #YourArchive, sharing standout moments from its fab history in the heart of #Leicester! #DMU150 @librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #DMUat155
🎉 For @arascot.bsky.social #Archive30, we’re unboxing even more DMU treasures from #YourArchive, sharing standout moments from its fab history in the heart of #Leicester! #DMU150 @librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #DMUat155
April 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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DYK: b4 the introduction of tertiary education in Britain @dmuleicester.bsky.social
specialised in vocational and academic programmes, such as millinery, baking, metalworking and below the plumbing workshop, 1939. @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #dmuhistory #dmuforlife
specialised in vocational and academic programmes, such as millinery, baking, metalworking and below the plumbing workshop, 1939. @librarydmu.bsky.social #alumni #dmuhistory #dmuforlife
March 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Check out this amazing #fashion illustration from a former @dmuleicester.bsky.social textile student, dating back to the 1990s. Perfect for #FashionFriday and #DMUat155. #dmuhistory #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #alumni
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March 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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Curtain up this #ThrowbackThursday for #DMUat155 with this pic of the hall in
@dmuleicester.bsky.social 's Hawthorn Building, 1979. Does anyone remember attending any events here? #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #theatreday #alumni @librarydmu.bsky.social
@dmuleicester.bsky.social 's Hawthorn Building, 1979. Does anyone remember attending any events here? #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #theatreday #alumni @librarydmu.bsky.social
March 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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So is glass a liquid or a solid? For #DMUat155 we have this fab pic of @dmuleicester.bsky.social students at work in the glass foundry c 1990. #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #alumni @librarydmu.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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DYK @dmuleicester.bsky.social used to have campuses in Bedford, Lincoln and Milton Keynes? Below a scene from a graduation at Lincoln, 2000. @librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #alumni
March 25, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Its the final day of#Varsity! To get us excited for a thrilling day, here's a nostalgic look back at a hockey game from 2003's varsity history! Got get 'em @dmuleicester.bsky.social!
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@librarydmu.bsky.social #dmuforlife #dmuhistory #sports
March 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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PHRC blog Takeover III! Discover Canadian drive-in movie theatres thru the atmospheric #photography project by @dmuleicester.bsky.social alumna & former Head of Department, Iona Cruickshank buff.ly/fO5MvRC
#dmuforlife @librarydmu.bsky.social #photographichistory #IWD #womenshistorymonth #EYAWomen
#dmuforlife @librarydmu.bsky.social #photographichistory #IWD #womenshistorymonth #EYAWomen
March 20, 2025 at 10:08 AM
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Leicester Colleges of Art and Tech prospectus, 1933-34. One of our fave covers cum campus & city map for #DMUat155 today. Also gorgously green 🍀for #StPatricksDay @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuleicester.bsky.social #dmuforlife @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #leicester #archives #localhistory
March 17, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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