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National Research Library at the heart of @official-uom, welcoming over three million students, researchers and visitors every year.

Young woman wearing glasses focused on her laptop in a quiet study area with a water bottle and notebooks nearby.
Interior of The John Rylands Library with high vaulted ceilings, wooden bookshelves, and a long red carpeted aisle lined with study tables.
Colorful map of South Asia with text announcing South Asian Heritage Month in July 2026 on black background.
Circular emblem with diagonal stripes in green, blue, white, yellow, and pink, featuring the text 'Disability Pride Month' in bold white letters.
Minimalist concert poster for Joy Division with yellow text on dark gray background, listing support, date, venue, and ticket price.
Two male students sitting at a desk in Blue 1 in Main Library, focused on their laptops with large windows in the background letting in natural light.
Title reads 'CNKI e-Books', with an image of the covers of several books available in the service. There is text underneath the title which reads: Over 9,000 titles available on History, Arts, Philosophy and Region, Language and Literature, and Ethnicity and Geography. Continuously updated and sourced from 230 well-known publishers. PDF full-text downloads and online reading.
Handwritten lyrics reflecting on hardship, ambition, and emotional struggle on a worn white sheet of paper.
Illustration of a search interface with a magnifying glass, pie chart, and an Overton Index dashboard on a pink background.
Young woman with braided hair working on an HP laptop in a modern indoor space with large windows.
Oxford University Press advertisement for peer-reviewed research encyclopedias with a cityscape background under a blue sky.
Detailed layout of Manchester Ship Canal and Manchester Docks showing water routes, docks, and adjacent infrastructure in a vintage map style.
Young woman with a ponytail working on a pink laptop at a white desk with a stainless steel thermos nearby.
Student in a black graphic t-shirt writing notes at a desk.
“Young Red Cross nurses, 1950s” by British Red Cross., CC BY 2.0
Award announcement for the 2025 Museum or Exhibition Space winner featuring Donald Insall Associates, Nissen Richards Studio, and The John Rylands Library.
Three students standing in a bright room near large windows, two holding laptops, engaged in conversation with a historic building visible outside.
Person wearing a white fleece jacket and glasses working on a laptop at a white table with a red background.
Two students studying in Library
Logo for British Online Archives above a painting of sailing ships docked on a calm river with rowboats in the foreground.
Mirrors and glass panels form an angular, kaleidoscopic chamber with a square opening to the sky
Three researchers observing a computer monitor
Muriel Stott concept art
Two researchers looking at laptop
Two researchers looking at folder
Five students sat around a desk in a group study room in Main Library
Two students smiling wryly in Main Library while holding a large stack of Library textbooks
Graphic for the University of Manchester Open Research Conference 2025, showing tall glass buildings looking up to the sky. Text reads: “The University of Manchester Open Research Conference 2025. Keynote speakers: Stephen Curry (Research on Research Institute) and Giovanna Lima (Declaration on Research Assessment). 9–10 June. The Alliance Manchester Business School.” The University’s logo appears at the top right.
Exterior of John Rylands Library