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Research Institute for Collections Celebration
11 June 2024, 2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Join us next Tuesday at the Institute of Advanced Studies to hear about some of the inspiring work going on in the Institute and discover how you can become involved with the RIC and be a part of our mission to transform how the world is understood and knowledge is created through collections-based research.
This event is free.
Event Information
Open to
- All
Availability
- Yes
Cost
- Free
Organiser
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Rebekah Seymour
Location
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UCL Institute of Advanced Studies forum - G17Gower StreetLondonWC1E 6BT
Discover the range of RIC fellowship opportunities, what some of our current fellows are working on and how it has benefitted their research.
Hear Prof Jon Topham, History of Science, University of Leeds, talk about his experience as a RIC fellow and what he discovered in the UCL collections while researching the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Listen to how Lucy McArthur, MSc Physics and Astronomy, is bringing together science and collections by using AI methods to understand early modern printing through analysing the first printed edition of Euclid’s Elements, held here at UCL.
Experience a curator-led tour of the Main Library exhibition ‘I Planted a Seed’: Childhood, nature and creativity Places are limited and the talk requires standing throughout and stairs to access it. To book and for more information please contact rebekah.seymour@ucl.ac.uk
Chat to us at the drinks reception and tell us about your work, ideas and potential collaborations!