News & Events
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Hugh Owen Library's opening hours for the Easter vacation and exams period
24/03/2025
Here are Hugh Owen Library's opening hours for the Easter vacation period and exam period.
Level D (entrance floor) of the library is always open 24/7
- Sat 05 April - Thurs 17 April: Levels E&F open 08.30 - 20:00
- Fri 18 April - Tues 22 April: Level D (entrance floor) open 24/7 / Levels E&F closed
- Wed 23 April – Sun 27 April: Levels E&F open 08:30- 20:00
- Mon 28 April: Levels E&F open 08:30-00:00
- Tues 29 April – Fri 30 May: all 3 Levels open 24/7
Please make sure you have your Aber Card with you to enter and exit the library at all times during the exam period.
See all of our opening hours here: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/about/opening-hours/
Earth Day 22 April 2025
14/04/2025
We're celebrating Earth Day on 22nd April. This year’s theme is Our Power, Our Planet - inviting everyone around the globe to unite behind renewable energy, and to triple the global generation of clean electricity by 2030. Visit https://www.earthday.org/earth-day-2025/ for more information
The library has a world of resources to support environmental research and work, including the wonderful Digimap - an online map and data delivery service which offers several data collections, including Ordnance Survey maps, historical, geological, LiDAR and marine maps and spatial data.
Explore our Earth this Earth Day. Take a look at our display on Level E of the Hugh Owen Library, or visit Primo, the library catalogue, to get started.
Hugh Owen Library: No Aber Card, No Access Mon 28 April until end of May 2025
07/04/2025
Due to high demand on library spaces, use of the Hugh Owen Library in the run up to and during the May exam period (from Monday 28 April until the end of May) is restricted to Aber Card holders only during the day. You need your Aber card to enter as well as exit the library.
Aber Cards are always needed outside of 08:30 and 17:00, 7 days a week. More information is available on our website: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/library/hughowen/ and on the visitor webpages
Final Examination timetable - Semester 2
24/03/2025
The final examination timetable for semester two is available on the timetabling website: https://ow.ly/Jkuw50Qanaq
For further guidance regarding examinations, please contact your departmental examination officer: https://ow.ly/Yu1550Qanar
External Speakers announced for our Annual Learning and Teaching Conference
17/04/2025
We are delighted to announce that Professor Lee Elliot Major OBE FAcSS, Professor in Social Mobility at the University of Exeter, and colleague Beth Brooks, Executive at the South-West Social Mobility Commission, will be joining us at the Annual Learning and Teaching Conference on Tuesday 8 July.
Further information, including booking, is available on our blog.
Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit sessions 24/04/2025 - 02/05/2025
16/04/2025
April
24/04 Integrating trauma-informed approaches to teaching & learning (Face-to-face)
29/04 E-learning Essentials: Preparing your Online Exam (Online)
May
02/05 Stress, Resilience & Your Personality (Online)
Mini Conference: Materials Available
16/04/2025
Materials from our latest Mini Conference, Employability and the Inclusive Curriculum, are now available on our webpages.
Thank you to our speakers for such engaging sessions and to those who attended the event.
For a summary of the event, see our blogpost.
Your AberSkills feedback
10/04/2025
Thank you to everyone who took the time to share their feedback on the AberSkills website recently.
Here's a summary of the feedback we've received and the actions we will be taking: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/feedback/response/issugharv/
Thank you for helping us continue to develop our library and learning services
Using Artificial Intelligence safely in your studies
02/04/2025
We are looking at students’ experience of using Artificial Intelligence and your requirements regarding advice and guidance on how to use AI safely in your studies. If you have 15-20 minutes to spare to speak with members of our library team, we would be very grateful. Please can you send an email to is-feedback@aber.ac.uk if you are happy for us to contact you. We are happy to meet face-to-face or over Teams
Questions about referencing?
17/02/2025
Referencing can be tricky, but it doesn't have to be a struggle! If you've got any questions, we've got answers.
- Firstly, explore our comprehensive Referencing LibGuide – it's packed with information, examples, and tips to help you master referencing.
- Secondly, contact your subject librarian for help. They offer one-on-one consultations and are experts in the specific referencing styles used in your fields of study.
Get the support you need to succeed from the library today.
Blackboard's April Update
04/04/2025
The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit would like to highlight enhancements for Instructors in the April Blackboard Update:
- New: Learning Object Repository
- Content Designer: Print Document
- Grading and Feedback
For more detail, see our blogpost: What’s New in Blackboard Ebrill 2025
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