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Heads up! Special Collections now has its very own Instagram account! You can find us at instagram.com/obuspeccoll/ where we’ll be posting about our collections and sharing news, events and updates. We’ll be maintaining this account for now, but we’ll be more active over there!
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
25 May 2025
BURKITT is now available to watch on the TG4 Player. This powerful documentary on Irish surgeon Denis Burkitt, who discovered Burkitt’s lymphoma — told through the eyes of survivor and filmmaker Éanna Mac Cana. Read our review back here. filmireland.net/2025/01/08/r…
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
15 May 2025
Life-saving Irish surgeon's life explored in documentary set to air this month ift.tt/xHOkn9t
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Happy Easter everyone! Please be aware that the Special Collections and Archives will be closed for the Easter weekend from Friday 18th - Tuesday 22nd. We’ll be back by appointment only on Wednesday 23rd -Friday 25th before our term time opening hours resume on Monday 28th.
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
9 Apr 2025
A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2025 judges: Max Porter, @CalebFemi_, @SansyG, @AntonHur and @beth_orton.
Here's what they had to say about the books on this year's shortlist.
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
8 Apr 2025
We're delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist – a feast of fiction from around the world that offers ‘a miraculous lens through which to view human experience’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
8 Apr 2025
Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 shortlist.
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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We're delighted to share that the Brookes Special Collections and Archives has achieved accredited status for the second time! Thank you to everyone who contributed to make it happen.
27 Mar 2025
Achieving accreditation for a second time: @BucksArchives @ERArchives @HSBC @Hullhistorynews @I_W_M @NationalGallery @NMMGreenwich @NPGLondon @OswestryTC @oxford_brookes @PRONI_DFC @WestSussexRO (2/2)
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R Curry, A Valentine @BrookesLibrary: Changing perspectives on the brewing industry: practical & progressive lessons to activate special collections from the 20-Year celebrations for the National Brewing Library
(Pub.: doi.org/10.3828/archives.202…)
#brookes #oa
radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/it…
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
27 Feb 2025
Amazing night in Oxford! 😊 @BrookesSpecColl @BrookesLibrary
Thank you to everyone who came along & connected! And of course a huge thank you to the wonderful staff at @oxford_brookes for their support! 🙌❤️
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
26 Feb 2025
Oxford! Today! 🚂 @BrookesSpecColl
⏰ 6pm
📍John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre, John Henry Brookes Building, Headington
Éanna will be joined afterwards by Robert Curry from @BrookesLibrary for a QnA 🗣️
Booking info 🌐 brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
26 Feb 2025
A really great night in London! ❤️ A huge thank you to the staff at @LSHTM & @icon_lshtm for their amazing support! 🙌
Oxford today! 🚂 6pm @ the John Henry Brookes Lecture Theatre @oxford_brookes @BrookesSpecColl @BrookesLibrary
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
25 Feb 2025
Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist.
Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
25 Feb 2025
We are delighted to reveal the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist – a feast of fiction from around the world, featuring ‘stories from everywhere, for everyone’.
➡️ Discover the full list: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
24 Feb 2025
London School of Health & Tropical Medicine, London - Feb 25th lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/event…
Oxford Brookes University, Feb 26th brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
24 Feb 2025
Burkitt, a documentary film exploring the life of Irish surgeon Denis Burkitt, directed by Éanna Mac Cana, a survivor of Burkitt's lymphoma, will be screening in London and Oxford this week.
More info below 👇
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
24 Feb 2025
The BURKITT Tour continues this week in London & Oxford! @icon_lshtm @LSHTM @BrookesSpecColl @BrookesLibrary @oxford_brookes 🍿
Due to increased demand we have added another screening in Belfast on the 3rd March at the Beanbag Cinema in partnership w/ @AlCRIproject ❤️
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
26 Jan 2025
1 month to go until our screening at @oxford_brookes 😊
A big thank you to everyone at @BrookesSpecColl & @BrookesLibrary for helping organise this screening & sorting out key archive for our film! 🎥
Feb 26th - 6pm. Tickets 👇🎟️
eventbrite.co.uk/e/burkitt-d…
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
22 Jan 2025
The BURKITT Tour
Ireland & UK 2025
Tickets: denisburkittfilm.com
@culture_ireland @IFI_Dub @TheMACBelfast @Culturlann @LDCRC_UL @UL @nerve_centre @niscifest @FilmHubNI @LSHTM_CGCC
@BrookesSpecColl
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
R Curry, A Valentine @BrookesLibrary: Changing perspectives on the brewing industry: practical & progressive lessons to activate special collections from the 20-Year celebrations for the National Brewing Library
(Pub.: doi.org/10.3828/archives.202…)
#brookes #oa
radar.brookes.ac.uk/radar/it…
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Oxford Brookes Special Collections and Archive retweeted
10 Jan 2025
Tickets are now available for our screening at @oxford_brookes ! 📽️
Feb 26th at 6pm ⏱️
brookes.ac.uk/about-brookes/…
@BrookesSpecColl @BrookesLibrary
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