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Cochno Community Garden

Spring is coming and the seasons wait for no man, writes Dr Martin Llewellyn, Senior Lecturer - Institute of Biodiversity Animal Health and Comparative Medicine.

Cochno Community Garden (CCG) is entering its third year and is looking for new members.

The CCG is based on the University-owned Cochno Farm estate which encompasses 850 acres of pasture and woodland situated 6 miles from Glasgow city centre and served by regular buses and easy access by road. Our patch takes up about 3 acres just next to Cochno house.

The CCG is somewhere to grow fruit and vegetables; a place for outdoor play; and a source of understanding of nature and the natural environment. The garden is open for University of Glagsow staff members and their families to get involved.

The garden is run as a shared space, not a series of allotments. We run several events over the course of the year including barbecues and bonfire nights. If you like to get involved, please get in touch with martin.llewellyn@glasgow.ac.uk

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Cochno Community Garden

LTDF Call for Bids 2018-19

The Learning and Teaching Development Fund (LTDF) supports developments in the practice of learning and teaching that will make significant contributions to the enhancement of learning and teaching across the University and to the delivery of the objectives of the University's Learning and Teaching Strategy. 

‌‌‌‌‌A Call for Bids for 2018-19 is now open. Bids are invited for small (up to £3K) and Large (£3K-20K) projects. All University of Glasgow staff are eligible to bid for funds and LTDF funding may be used to match other funding.

Application procedure:

Large Bids: Expressions of Interest for Large bids should be sent by email to:

LEADS-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk, with the following Subject line:

LTDF EoI – College of <insert your College>

And also to the relevant College Dean of Learning and Teaching by 24 February 2018.

Full bids should be submitted to Mary Ramsay by 20 April 2018.

Small bids: Should be submitted to the relevant College Dean (Learning & Teaching) by 20 April 2018. Small bids from University Services should be submitted to the Assistant Vice-Principal (Learning & Teaching)

Any queries in relation to development of bids can be made to LEADS-enquiries@glasgow.ac.uk, Mary Ramsay or College Deans (Learning & Teaching).

A heap of books on the floor?

Friends of Glasgow University Library

Tuesday 13 February, 2018 – 7pm

Talk Lab, Level 3 - University Library

Transcribing the earliest catalogues of William Hunter's library - by Julie Gardham (Senior Librarian in Special Collections, ASC, GUL)

William Hunter is famous for the outstanding collections that he built up in his lifetime, including his library of some 10,000 books. Now in the care of the University Library’s Special Collections, this is often described as being one of the finest eighteenth-century libraries to remain intact. But how much do we really know about Hunter’s core collection, and what do his books tell us today about him and his place as a pre-eminent figure in London society of his day?

This talk is about the recently completed project ‘William Hunter: a transcription of the early catalogues’ (funded by the Wellcome Trust) that aimed to establish which books now in the University Library’s Hunterian Collection actually belonged to Hunter. The contents of Hunter’s library at the time of his death in 1783 were determined by transcribing and analysing three late eighteenth-century manuscript catalogues. As well as giving a whistle-stop tour of Hunter’s life, times and influence, our presentation will give an overview of the methodology of the project and outline its early findings. We will consider Hunter as a book collector, discuss some examples of the books from his magnificent library, and explore the potential of the project’s outcomes for future research. As is usual with most projects, you will see that its findings raise more questions than answers!

 

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First published: 6 February 2018