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Sharing our thanks this National Lottery Open Week
We are proud to once again be taking part in National Lottery Open Week, an annual celebration of the contribution National Lottery players make every week in support of good causes.
From belongings to artefacts: exploring David Livingstone’s expeditionary collecting
We caught up with WDA Research Fellow Kate Simpson, who has been researching David Livingstone’s expeditionary collecting through the Society's Collections.
Exploring experiences of women and gender in the 19th century
We caught up with WDA Research Fellow Ellen Smith, who has been exploring our Collections to reconstruct the experiences of Minna Markham in South America, India and Sri Lanka in the 19th century.
Mountain cartography and our Collections
We caught up with WDA Research Fellow Felix de Montety, who has been delving into our Collections to help answer questions about mountain cartography and the languages of exonymy.
Applications open to propose studentships on the Society’s Collections
Applications are now open for proposals from prospective supervisors for Collaborative Doctoral Programme studentships on the Society’s Collections.