Can you Uncover the Code?! Enter our Kortext competition and win £250
Ready for a challenge? Join the Uncover the Code Competition this November and you could bag a cash prize of £250!
Here’s how:
- Register here
- Complete fun tasks, collect clues, and solve an anagram to uncover the hidden word.
Keep an eye on your inbox for an email from Kortext, the Library’s core eTextbook partner—or sign up for an account [Link to: Kortext Login].
Need a few tips? Drop by the Kortext stand in the Main Library on Thursday 20 November.
Don’t miss out—your next study session could make you £250 richer!
The competition closes on 30th November 2025 11:59 pm*
Muriel Stott courtyard open now!
The re-developed Muriel Stott Courtyard is now open to students, a new green space at the heart of Main Library.
This outdoor space offers a mix of study and social areas which have been designed with student feedback in mind – perfect for quiet reading, collaborative work, or simply taking a break in the fresh air.
The courtyard marks the next phase in the Library’s ongoing redevelopment, following major refurbishments across the Main Library over the summer. These improvements include upgraded facilities, accessible study upgrades, and enhanced study spaces, with sustainability practice at the core of the project.
Further improvements and new furniture will arrive in the New Year, continuing our work to create welcoming, flexible spaces that support study, wellbeing, and community on campus.
For further information about Main Library Redefined and the Muriel Stott re-development project, see our previous update.
Enjoy enhanced access to a wide range of primary source materials on the British Online Archives platform.
The Library has significantly boosted its holdings from British Online Archives with the addition of 21 new primary source collections. These align not only with existing online digital reserves, but with particular collection strengths at Rylands – so our extensive women’s suffrage collections have now been strengthened by a specifically Scottish archive of further material to assist researchers in compiling a more expansive picture of the movement.
The entire BOA platform can be cross-searched thematically and a comprehensive index of all accessible individual collections housed within the database is listed under ‘Related titles’ on the Library Search entry. More details can be found on the History subject guide.