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šŸšØTo allow more participants the chance to win the Social Media Challenge, it will be announced at 10am as opposed to 8am...
15/09/2026

šŸšØTo allow more participants the chance to win the Social Media Challenge, it will be announced at 10am as opposed to 8amā€¼ļø

Please look out for the clue at that time!

15/09/2026

Edinburgh Universityā€™s international student body shines brightest during Welcome Week at the library! šŸŒŸ

This week, weā€™ve asked new students where theyā€™ve travelled from to be here today! šŸ§³

Why not pop by the ground floor of the library this week to grab some freebies and place a dot on your country on our World Map? šŸ—ŗļø

Now, time for the Tuesday Challenge ā€¼ļøšŸ”The clue: The penultimate iteration of this iconic and Old University building is...
15/09/2026

Now, time for the Tuesday Challenge ā€¼ļø

šŸ”The clue: The penultimate iteration of this iconic and Old University building is modelled in a northern staircase. If not 1818 or 2018, then what?

Be one of the first 60 to find the answer and fill out the form in our LinkTree will win todayā€™s prize: a University of Edinburgh Water Bottle!

Donā€™t forget to comment to complete the challenge! šŸ’¬


Rules, Terms and Conditions:
ā€¢ Challenge clues will be released at 8am daily from Mon 14 to Thurs 17 Sept.
ā€¢ The form through which participants will enter their response will be accessed via the link in bio on the University of Edinburgh Libraries Instagram.
ā€¢ Participants are limited to one of each prize.
ā€¢ Prizes are limited to the first 60 successful participants per day.
ā€¢ Successful participants must present an email confirming their submission to receive a prize.
ā€¢ The grand prize of the UofE crest jumper is limited to the first 40 participants to come to the giveaway desk in the Main Library after completing all four challenges.
ā€¢ Successful participants can collect their prizes from the giveaway desk in the Main Library Mon 14 to Thurs 17 Sept, 9am-5pm and Fri 18 Sept, 9am-12pm.
ā€¢ The Welcome Week Social Media Challenge ENDS on Fri 18 Sept at 12pm. No prizes can be collected after this point.

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Itā€™s finally time for our first challenge ā€¼ļøšŸ”The clue: Pictured is an architectural drawing of the reverent College with...
14/09/2026

Itā€™s finally time for our first challenge ā€¼ļø
šŸ”The clue: Pictured is an architectural drawing of the reverent College with a Princely lookout. Entering, youā€™ll be reminded of its age by this 4-digit number. šŸ¤”

Be one of the first 60 to find the answer and fill out the form in our LinkTree will win todayā€™s prize: a University of Edinburgh Pennant! šŸ³ļø
Donā€™t forget to leave a comment to complete todayā€™s challenge! šŸ’¬


Rules, Terms and Conditions:
ā€¢ Challenge clues will be released at 8am daily from Mon 14 to Thurs 17 Sept.
ā€¢ The form through which participants will enter their response will be accessed via the link in bio on the University of Edinburgh Libraries Instagram.
ā€¢ Participants are limited to one of each prize.
ā€¢ Prizes are limited to the first 60 successful participants per day.
ā€¢ Successful participants must present an email confirming their submission to receive a prize.
ā€¢ The grand prize of the UofE crest jumper is limited to the first 40 participants to come to the giveaway desk in the Main Library after completing all four challenges.
ā€¢ Successful participants can collect their prizes from the giveaway desk in the Main Library Mon 14 to Thurs 17 Sept, 9am-5pm and Fri 18 Sept, 9am-12pm.
ā€¢ The Welcome Week Social Media Challenge ENDS on Fri 18 Sept at 12pm. No prizes can be collected after this point.

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12/09/2026

Welcome Week is its own aesthetic āœØšŸ“–

Hundreds of new students have arrived at the Main Library to collect their cards, grab some freebies, get a tour and get a prize in the scavenger hunt. šŸ˜„
Come by from Saturday 12 to Friday 18 September to start your academic year off successfully and with free stuff! šŸ“š

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Due to essential works both Moray House Library and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) Library will have closure periods thi...
30/08/2026

Due to essential works both Moray House Library and Edinburgh College of Art (ECA) Library will have closure periods this week.

Moray House Library will be closed on Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September 2026.

ECA Library will be closed on Thursday 3rd and Friday 4th September 2026.

Find full information on these closure periods by following link in bio.

Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Did you know there are 7 floors that you can study on in the Main Library? Well, a lot of graduating students didnā€™t eit...
29/08/2026

Did you know there are 7 floors that you can study on in the Main Library? Well, a lot of graduating students didnā€™t either! ā‰ļø

Sign up for a library tour through the link in bioĀ and participate in the scavenger hunt at the end. Participants who get 8/10 or higher will win a UoEĀ eco coffee cup!Ā ā˜•Ā 
šŸ”„ Hot tip: use your prize at BaristoĀ in Bristo Square for 30p off your drink!Ā Ā 
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Can a Scottish reprint of a 17th-century Dutch Gospel help revive an Indigenous language in Taiwan?In the New College co...
27/08/2026

Can a Scottish reprint of a 17th-century Dutch Gospel help revive an Indigenous language in Taiwan?

In the New College collections is William Campbellā€™s 1888 trilingual edition of The Gospel of St. Matthew. Though seemingly another Victorian missionary publication, its parallel columns of Siraya, Dutch, and English tell a story that reaches well beyond the bookā€™s original purposeā€”a story of language, translation and a text whose significance changed over time.

Daniel Gravius, a Dutch pastor in 17th-century Taiwan, crafted his Siraya-Dutch Gospel in the hope that it might serve local Austronesian-speaking ā€œheathen,ā€ as Campbell put it, in a language and idiom they could comprehend. After several decades out of sight following the Dutch departure in 1662, the Romanised script re-emerged in the Qing period, mainly for land leases, sales and other transactions. The latest surviving document dates from 1818. Meanwhile, spoken Siraya followed a different course, receding from everyday use amid migration, intermarriage and shifting rule, but leaving traces in religious hymns and place names.

In 1888, Campbell reprinted Graviusā€™s Gospel in London, adding English alongside the original languages. By doing so, he kept an otherwise rare text in circulation and made an early record of Siraya available for missionary work. The text travelled from Taiwan to the Netherlands and then to Britain, acquiring another life in Campbellā€™s edition.

Campbell could not have imagined what came next. When Siraya activists and linguists began recovering their ancestral language in the late 1990ā€™s, the Gospel offered something more valuable than a list of forgotten words: a language in use, revealing grammar, expression and meaning through narrative. Alongside other historical texts, it contributed to dictionaries, teaching materials and new generations of speakers. In July 2026, after years of activism and cultural renewal, Taiwan officially recognized the Siraya as its 17th Indigenous group, a decision supported by historical records such as Campbellā€™s edition and the living voices they enabled.

View the Gospel and consider what its history tells us about the life of a book.šŸ‘‡

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