News & Events

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September Opening Hours at the Hugh Owen Library

01/09/2025

From Mon 1 Sept to Fri 19 Sept, we're open 08:30–20:00. Starting Sat 20 Sept to Sat 13 Dec, hours extend to 08:30–22:00. And don’t forget—Level D is open 24/7 all year round

See library opening hours at: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/about/opening-hours/

Library tours are back!

14/08/2025

Whether you’re returning to familiar study spots or discovering new spaces, come and join us on a Library Tour.

Our tours are informal opportunities to have a look around the library, ask questions (only if you want to!) and get to know how things work. 

There's no need to book a tour, just turn up on Level D (the ground floor) of the Hugh Owen Library at the right time. Tours are running every hour on the hour from 11am (for the early birds!) to 4pm every day starting 18th September.

More detail here: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/help/ug/welcome/#library-tours See you there

Blackboard's September Update

05/09/2025

The Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit would like to highlight enhancements for Instructors in the September Blackboard Update: 

  • New: Add and manage question titles in tests, forms, and banks
  • Enhancements to group tests
  • Time consistency across roles
  • Enhancing documents with block styling options

For more detail, see our blogpost: What’s new in Blackboard September 2025.

Updates to Blackboard for students

31/10/2025

Our latest blogpost outlines what has changed in Blackboard for students for the forthcoming academic year.

Learning and Teaching Enhancement Unit sessions

01/09/2025

September

02/09 E-learning essentials: Introduction to Microsoft Copilot for Learning and Teaching Activities (Online)

03/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Blackboard Ultra (Online)

05/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Blackboard Ally (Online)

09/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Turnitin (Online)

10/09 E-learning Essentials: Become a Document Pro (Online)

11/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Blackboard Ally (Online)

12/09 E-learning essentials: Introduction to Microsoft Copilot for Learning and Teaching (Online)

16/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Panopto Lecture Capture and Teaching Room (Face-to-face)

17/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Blackboard Ultra (Online)

18/09 E-learning Essentials: Introduction to Blackboard Ally (Online)

18/09 E-learning essentials: Introduction to Microsoft Copilot for Learning and Teaching Activities (Online)

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Library Action Plan 24/25

24/07/2025

Learn about your library. Our action plan presents key developments in our services and provision of library resources and details library usage.

Read here: https://www.aber.ac.uk/en/is/feedback/action-plans/libraryactionplan24-25/#d.en.282320