DYK: @dmu.ac.uk was one of the 1st UK institutions to offer computing courses! Beginning in 1963 classes included learning how to operate the Honeywell and punch card machines 💻 Learn more here for #STEMDay: buff.ly/e6XBnge @librarydmu.bsky.social #computing #STEM @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

ICYMI: dive into the world of #historicalfashion & #Zinemaking this #FashionFriday with @dmu.ac.uk Fashion Buying students. Taking inspo from our collections, you can browse them all here: buff.ly/X9W4rZB #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles #fashion #zines @librarydmu.bsky.social

#Chess and music have long shared a connection, the game often called silent music or a mental dance. For those curious to try all at the same time this #ChessTuesday, here’s the Caïssa Waltz, by Walter Pulitzer, 1897. From the @englishchess.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature

This #HistDay2025, discover stories woven into textiles! Explore the Karun Thakar Collection in our latest blog: buff.ly/JTsyqXh where 'every object has a story to tell about the people who made it and the way that they lived' #fashionhistory #textiles #antiquetextiles @ihr.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk

#Eyes provide the #Museum30 theme today. From our Cannon Hall collections: 👀Ceramic jug by Wallace Martin for Martin Brothers 👀Ceramic bowl by C H Brannam for Liberty & Co

🕸️ A cobweb top, some daring make-up or a sleek statement dress? Some gorge #Halloween Chic inspiration from the #ZandraRhodes collection this #fashionFriday on actual #Halloween2025. #EYASpooky #fashionhistory #historicfashion #fashion

✂️ Check out these amazing zines! Inspired by #archives and made by @dmu.ac.uk #FashionBuying students, you can browse them all here: buff.ly/alh4jVz #fashionhistory #DMUtextiles #historicfashion #dmufashionmarketing #fashion #zines #zinemaking

The Mystery of the Missing Piece for a #Halloween themed #ChessTuesday. Prime suspect: the shadowy relam aka down the side of the sofa? From The Chess Mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, 1992 in the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature @librarydmu.bsky.social

We're also happy to announce the Research Seminars in Photographic Cultures and Heritage, which start on 30 October, 5.30 pm with none other than Martha Langford! The seminars are all free and online, and you can register here: photographichistory.wordpress.com/2025/10/05/r... #photohist

Yes, yes we may have posted this before, but he is the most handsome 'groom' and she the most fab look-no-hands witch! From Old King Cole's Nursery Rhymes, 1901 for #BlackCatDay 🐈‍⬛ @librarydmu.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYASpooky #NurseryRhymes #illustration #Halloween

Trickery, temptation and a toasting fork! 🔥 Folkloric Red Devil #HalloweenCostume inspo from Der Bazaar, 1880 is super hot this week for #FashionFriday 😈 🎃 #Halloween #fashionhistory #fashion #costume #historicfashion @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYASpooky @librarydmu.bsky.social

👻 Ghosts, gothic romance, & the snow spirit Yuki Onna. Get ready for some #spooky tales with @dmu.ac.uk volunteer Alex as she explores Myths & Legends of Japan, 1912 in our latest student article buff.ly/RUxvWyz @librarydmu.bsky.social #volunteers #folklore #EYASpooky #BookMonth #Halloween

DYK @dmu.ac.uk's prestigious #Contour programme began in the 1880s when the uni was known as the Leicester College of Art? This year’s students are exploring over a century of #fashion design heritage ❤️ 👗 #fashionhistory #textiles #historicfashion @librarydmu.bsky.social

'You can't dance at two weddings at the same time' From trophies to cha cha #chess wisdom this #ChessTuesday with The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess, 2008. From the @englishchess.bsky.social Library @richardjameschess.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #chesshistory #chessliterature

"He's the only kid ever to get into trouble before he was born" Happy Back To The Future Day! Released in December 1985, people were queuing down the street to get into the Odeon in Barnsley. #BackToTheFutureDay

It’s #ChemistryWeek 🧪✨ Explore the story of #STEM subjects at @dmu.ac.uk in our online exhibition, celebrating innovation, discovery and the people behind the science: buff.ly/6UFBWLR #HistoryOfScience @librarydmu.bsky.social #chemistry #pharmacy

To everyone celebrating, Happy Diwali. May the festival of lights bring peace, joy and togetherness. @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk #Diwali #visitleicester

Our University Archive is a rich resource for exploring the lives & experiences of Black people at the University of Exeter & its predecessor institutions. Find out about this archive & more in our online guide to Black History research resources ⬇️ #BlackHistoryMonth #BHM #Archives #RareBooks

👹 This October, we're featuring monsters for the Explore Your Archive theme, and the collections at Kresen Kernow are full of fascinating folklore and fearsome tales!

The modern world in old Ladybird books. “A small digital computer designed for the businessman” (1971) Artist: BH Robinson

From the archive: Ninia Benjamin at Haymarket, 2006 @dmuspecialcolls.bsky.social

From 14th century manuscripts to Leicester Tigers jerseys, DMU Archives and Rare Books is a trove of local history. But in recent months it's found a new online audience blossoming on Bluesky, with over 3400 followers on the platform and growing... https://ow.ly/u4N550XaCP1

'Dance your anger, dance your joys, dance the guns to silence'🖤 Discover how Ken Saro-Wiwa & @dmu.ac.uk alumnus Oronto Douglas used their voices to challenge oil giants in our online exhibition 🌍https://buff.ly/dRtnI0e #BlackPoetryDay #BlackHistoryMonth #Activism #BlackVoices #EnvironmentalJustice

Papageno from The Magic Flute says why be #spooky when you can be fabulous this #FashionFriday! 🎃 Feathers, fun & magic for a #HalloweenCostume. Design by Zandra Rhodes, 2000. @dmu.ac.uk #fashionhistory #fashion @librarydmu.bsky.social #Halloween #EYASpooky @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social

For this month's #ThrowbackThursday we have a live demo of turning it off and on again, c 1988! I think they're just pretending they know what she's doing 💻 A computer lab @dmu.ac.uk #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @librarydmu.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAEducation

“…the trouble with society is / it never dares to ask us how we feel…” For #NationalPoetryDay, explore Fonds, a creative writing anthology inspired by archives & created by students & staff at @dmu.ac.uk: buff.ly/dZSm2Rj #dmuforlife #dmuhistory @librarydmu #poetry @dmu_writers @dmuenglish #writing

#ChessTuesday 🏆 Trophies from the 1997 European Chess Championship where the England men’s & women’s teams claimed 1st & 3rd place! Standing an impressive 2ft tall, they’re not easy to lift or to win! 💪 From the @englishchess.bsky.social. #chesshistory #chessliterature @richardjameschess.bsky.social

It’s that #spooky time of year again 🕸️ We’re buzzing with #HalloweenCostume inspo for #FashionFriday. This look from Der Bazaar 1880-1888 is perfect for anyone planning an insect-inspired Halloween! 🎃 🐝 🎃 #SpookySeason #HalloweenCostume #Halloween2025 #fashionhistory #historicfashion

Getting creative with archives ✂️ Our zine-making session with #dmufashionmarketing kicked off in style this week, remixing vintage ads into something new. Can’t wait to share the finished #zines — stay tuned! #fashionhistory #dmufashion @DMUtextiles #historicfashion #fashion @dmu.ac.uk

#ChessTuesday insight: Krogius reminds us it’s far more valuable to reflect on our own play than to just study the board and others 🧠♟️ 1976. #ChessPsychology from the @englishchess.bsky.social Library. @richardjameschess.bsky.social ecfchess Library. #chesshistory #chessliterature #garylanechess

Today is National Sporting Heritage Day #NSHD2025 We’re marking the occasion with a blog article - “Who said body-line?” – which explores the early days of cricket at the Penarth County School for Girls. You can read more here bit.ly/3VIqIzE

Happy National Sporting Heritage Day! NSHD is an opportunity for clubs, associations, museums, collectors and individuals to celebrate their rich culture and heritage. #NSHD2025 www.sportingheritage.org.uk/content/cate...

🎓Get set for success this year: 6 - 10 October 🎓 If you're new to university, returning to study after a break, or studying in the UK for the first time, these workshops are for you! For more information and to sign up, visit 👉 dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...

This #NSHD2025, we’re celebrating the stories stitched into the @leicestertigers.bsky.social rugby jersey collection. From local pride to global ties, each emblem carries heritage worth preserving. Read more 👉 buff.ly/ixhQCMD #sportshistory @sportingheritage.bsky.social @icshc.bsky.social @dmu.ac.uk

🚨The call for papers for the History and Archives in Practice 2026 conference #HAP26 is now live! 🚨 Along with @ihr.bsky.social @nationalarchives.gov.uk.web.brid.gy @royalhistsoc.org we invite you to explore 'Shaping Societies, Improving Lives: The Impact of Archives and Historical Research' ⬇️

#FashionFriday Step into 1930s–40s #fashion ads with this fab scrapbook! For #BacktoSchool, check out these kids’ socks & jumper brochures. Gender stereotyping incoming… but what do they do with 'em!? #fashionhistory #historicfashion #fashionmarketing

And here they all are immersing themselves in archival time travel ⏳ 😍 @dmuhistory.bsky.social students! @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #EYAEducation @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #archives

Excited to welcome our 1st class of the year with a visit from @dmuhistory.bsky.social students! We have all our faves out - medieval docs, the weird and wonderful and preservation nightmares! What's not to ❤️ @dmu.ac.uk @librarydmu.bsky.social #EYAEducation @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #archives

'Prestigious FIFA Master programme welcomes its latest cohort at DMU'. Full @dmu.ac.uk news story as we welcome the new FIFA Master 26th edition class to the @icshc.bsky.social for the opening Humanities of Sport module - www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/ne... #sportshistory #WhereAmbitionBegins

Explore digitised manuscripts, notes & correspondence from the Peter Dickinson Archive on CollectionsCaptured. Dickinson (1927–2015) was an award-winning poet & novelist, celebrated for his children’s books & crime fiction collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/digital/coll...

Look what we have here then.

ICYMI: From Sue Birtwhistle & Andrew Davies to Norman Wisdom, @leicscomedyfest.bsky.social & Tony Hancock. Celebrate #HeritageDay with a laugh & a period costume!? Browse our catalogue & blog: buff.ly/JtItcKo buff.ly/DCiXtLL @dmuleicester.bsky.social @librarydmu.bsky.social #comedy #TVhistory

Today is #HobbitDay because both Bilbo and Frodo Baggins were born on September 22nd. Normally we'd shire a hobbit pun or two but it might just feel like a tolkien gesture and we don't want to embarrass our elves. Anyway come and boromir #Tolkien books.

'30 Years of Sports History at De Montfort University Roundtable'. NEW @sportinhistorypod.bsky.social episode now available marking the work of the @icshc.bsky.social over the past three decades in the academic study of #sportshistory shows.acast.com/sport-in-his... @dmu.ac.uk

To accompany our 'Period Pieces' exhibition, Special Collections Assistant Lisa has written a brand-new blog post, highlighting the challenges of researching menstruation in archives and rare books. Find it here! ➡️ specialcollections.exeter.ac.uk/2025/09/22/n... #Archives #Exhibition #Menstruation

The Story of the Dundee Chess Club (1984) for #ChessTuesday from its foundation in 1847, to its win of the Richardson Cup and a visit from Alekhine and beyond. Plus a gorge cover! From the @englishchess.bsky.social [email protected] #chesshistory #chessliterature @garylanechess

Are you a student new to DMU? Library and Student Services are here to support you on your journey at university! As part of this, we're holding welcome sessions at a range of different dates and times. For more information and to register, visit dmu-ac-uk.libcal.com/calendar/wor...

DMU students Becky Wilson and Natalia Stachowiak have returned from a fact-finding mission of a lifetime in Japan. The pair have been studying cultural attitudes towards geological heritage as part of Charnwood Forest's @unesco.org Global Geopark bid. Read more: ow.ly/46U850WY1yr

Welcome (back) to @dmu.ac.uk! 📚 Browse, explore, be inspired with us in Special Collections. For all your archives and heritage needs ⬇️ Where: Kimberlin Library 00.21 @librarydmu.bsky.social @dmuhistory.bsky.social #EYAEducation #Freshersweek #dmufreshers

Some gorgeous #autumn vibes from the Dame #ZandraRhodes Collection for #FashionFriday. From the glam pop collection, 2004. Is it saying 'Ballroom Blitz' or 'Open Fire' to you? #fashionhistory #dmufashion #DMUtextiles #a_stitch_in_time_13 #historicfashion #fashion