Photograph of John le Carré. Head and shoulders shot of him standing in woodland
Running since the last quarter of 2025, the John le Carré : Tradecraft exhibition enters its final month. If you have yet to visit, don't miss the chance to view this incredible archive spanning his life and career. Entry is free @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/yPfczgbcy
Poster inviting an member of the Oxford University Student body to attend the 'Talk about your Thesis' event. Along with time and date details there is text encouraging people to 'Hear about DPhil research' and listen to graduate students whilst networking over a free pizza lunch. The main image is of a large sliced pizza
Book your place to hear about ongoing DPhil Research in Oxford. Seven graduate speakers representing different subjects will 'Talk about your Thesis' at the RSL on 20th March. Listen to their presentations then meet them to network & discuss over a free pizza lunch
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/thesis-talk
An above the waist shot of Ale who is shown removing a large book from the library shelves
Next up in our series highlighting women of the RSL ahead of #IWD2026 on Sunday is Alessandra Vetrugno. Ale is Lead Librarian for Physical & Applied Sciences offering specialist support to readers of Chemistry, Physics, Engineering & Mathematics
Stock graphic featuring a representation of a woman wearing a lab coat and goggles working with scientific equipment
British Science Week gets under way today. Run by the British Science Association, British Science Week is a ten day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. There are events nationwide including in Abingdon-on-Thames next weekend
www.britishscienceweek.org
Two people sit working collaboratively on a sofa. One has papers and a phone appearing to be working in a more conventional environment, his companion wears a head set that completely covers her eyes and smiling, she uses two hand held controllers to navigate around the virtual space only she can see
A chance to revisit a previously successful event and Explore the Human Body through VR next week. Previous participants described it as a "Wonderful experience!" on an "Incredible platform..." but spaces are limited so act fast and don't miss out this time around
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/anatomyVR
Copy of the poster being used in the RSL to promote this event. As well as the time, date & place details there is central text reading 'Drop in for cake, shredding and a celebration of the end of term'. Above the text are two images - one of a hand placing a piece of paper into the worry box and one as a student feeds their paper into the shredder. Beneath the text is a row of four cartoon cup cakes
We are nearly ready for the termly RSL ritual of shredding our readers worries. Join us for coffee and cake as we turn woes into grows by sending the compostable remains of your concerns to the University Gardens
📅11th March
⏰11am
📍#Wellbeing Room
Above the waist shot of Karine posing with a book she has removed from the library shelving that appears all around in the background
Continuing to spotlight some of the female members of the RSL team ahead of Sunday's #IWD2026. Karine Baker is the Lead Librarian for Non-Clinical Medicine & Life Sciences providing expert support to readers in Experimental Psychology , Pathology, Physiology, Anatomy & Genetics.
World Book Day logo
Schools around the UK are celebrating World Book Day today. The charity is dedicated to promoting reading for fun with children and young people, gifting around 2 million books each year. If you had to pick one book to help get a child reading for pleasure, what would you choose?
Summary of the exhibition details. Shows the title, the dates (11th March - 27th September 26), Place (ST Lee Gallery, Weston Library) and notes that admission is free without ticketing
A fascinating new exhibition opens next week @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library. At Pets & their People you will discover the relationship between humans and their pets - or pets and their humans from Wednesday March 11th
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/PP
Rachel Scanlon is the Subject Librarian for Physical & Applied sciences here at the RSL. She leads on Computer Science, Earth Sciences, Materials & Statistics. She is also responsible for the #Wellbeing space and curates the calendar of events held there #IWD2026
Graphic promoting the course - EndNote for referencing. Features both the Bodleian Libraries and iSkills logos and the specific course title
The RSL highlighted EndNote as our resource of the month for February. For those who are not yet familiar with this tool, you can attend an online iSkills workshop tomorrow to help you make the most of it
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/iSEN
A selection of Lego items including some flowers, gemstones, minerals and some space exploration models
As we reach the midway point of another week, remember taking a few minutes to relax and recharge can really help with your work. Enjoy a free tea or coffee in the vending area from 10am-12noon or remove the bricks from that mental block at Lego Lunch from 1pm #Wellbeing Wednesday
Graphic representing Open Access. Several cartoon people appearing in tablets as if on a group chat with the words Open Access appearing
Image of Oliver Bridle. Shot from the waist up he is stood in front of library shelving, smiling and holding a large volume open
Image of Rachel Scanlon. This is a waist up shot where she is seen to be removing a large volume from the library shelving
Cover image for the MPLS training directory for 2026 Hilary term. The cover features an image of a stag imposed over a map
Next week RSL Subject Librarians Oliver Bridle & Rachel Scanlon lead a course on Open Access for MPLS. This session is designed to help demystify the process of open access publishing. Anyone looking for a clear & confidence building introduction can book now
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/MPLSOA
Marija is standing testing out a height adjustable desk. She is located in one of the reading rooms with several shelves of books behind her. She is working on her laptop
Marija Babic is the Library Manager at the RSL. She leads the Library Services team, provides disability support to readers and deals with any Health & Safety and facilities-related matters within the library. #IWD2026
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Sunday this week is International Women's Day 2026. The goal remains a gender equal world, a world free of bias, stereotypes and discrimination. To celebrate #IWD2026, this week we will introduce you to some of the women here at the RSL and the work they lead
Today - Oxford’s Space & Astronomy and Physics Societies host Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell for International Women’s Day. Join the event! More info https://www.physics.ox.ac.uk/events/her-place-cosmos-dame-jocelyn-bell-burnell
Poster for the Focus & Finish workshops. Images on the right of people working both individually and collaboratively
Reminder that as the end of term approaches, the RSL are hosting another Focus & Finish working session designed to help you achieve a specific task. You will be led by a librarian through a structured approach balancing work with regular short breaks
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Focusdates
Advert for Craft & Chat. Large text to the left hand side of the image with two pictures on the right. The first shows two women showing their completed craft projects, the second, two women knitting
There is still time to book your place on March's first #Wellbeing Event. The first Tuesday of the month means it is time to natter as you knit, parlez folding paper or simply converse whilst colouring! Craft & Chat is at 1pm in the Welling Being Room
ox-ac.libcal.com/event/4402100
Stock image of a silhouette of a female face
March is Women's History Month and following on from the recent International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we will use this month to highlight a variety of notable women from both Oxford and the wider scientific community and the contributions they have made
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Today sees the start of the Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship. Today's first opening keynote session explores the evloving tensions between AI and open research. A total of six online sessions take place this week around Wednesday's Conference in the Weston Library
OxFOS 26 logo
The Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship gets underway on Monday. With online sessions running from Monday to Friday and the all day Conference on Wednesday, make sure that you have booked your place for the events that you wish to attend
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/OxFOS26
Copy of the event poster. Text over a large image of a pizza!
Next month the RSL is pleased to host the 'Talk About Your Thesis' event where Post Grads from across a number of disciplines come together to present an introduction to their work. Support your peers presentations then network over a free pizza lunch
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/thesis-talk
Two students enjoying a #Wellbeing Week event. One is trying on the bracelet she has just made in jewellery making
During week 5, almost 300 people took part in one of our Wellbeing Week events. Read our blog for more information on the events that we held, the great reaction of the readers who took part and what comes next for #Wellbeing at the RSL
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/WBW
Scrabble tiles spelling out 'If not now, when?'
As we reach the back of week 6, the end of term is fast approaching. Is there a chunk of reading you must get done? A chapter you need to get written? Join our Librarian led Focus & Finish work group. We use structured work and break times to maximise results
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/Focusdates
Collection of wide shots from the GLAM estate. Two museum exteriors with matching interiors
Do you sometimes forget just how much there is to see and do around Oxford? Bookmark the GLAM website as your one stop portal for everything that's going on across the Oxford University Gardens, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Libraries & Museums then watch your diary fill up
www.glam.ox.ac.uk
Something dragging you down? Got a nagging doubt that just won't pipe down? Let us look after it. The #Wellbeing Room is home to the RSL Worry Box where you can write down and put away those concerns for another day. Available every day then join us to banish them at the end of term
Copy of the event poster. Features visitor details for the event set onto an image of Oxford on a bright day
A reminder that the 'Other than Oxford' photography exhibition takes place today at Fusion Arts, 15 Park End Street. This free event celebrates diversity within the Oxford University community and you can visit anytime between 3.30-7pm
Protocol.io logo
Last month, we highlighted Protocols.io as a new resource available at @bodleian.ox.ac.uk. Next week, as part OxFOS, you can sign up and join the Springer Nature team for a training session introducing the platform to researchers either in person here at the RSL or online
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/proto
Stylised graphic publicising the event. A hand drawn paper bearing the words 'Zine Fair' come out of a hand drawn type writer being addressed by several hands drawn in crayon
This Saturday (28th Feb) the @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Zine Fair returns for a fourth year to celebrate zine-making and self-publishing by Oxford students and communities. Themed 'The Writer's Process' for 2026, this free drop in event runs from 11am-3pm
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/zine
Oxford Forum of Open Scholarship logo
It is just a week before the OxFOS 2026 Conference Day. Running March 4th from 10am until 6pm, in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture theatre, @bodleian.ox.ac.uk Weston Library, you can check out the full agenda and register to attend now
go.glam.ox.ac.uk/OxFOS26
