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CLOSED: LADYBIRD IN FOCUS: ONE GIANT LEAP
To celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the moon landing, One Giant Leap looks at how Ladybird Books has illustrated our fascination with space and the inventions that helped us reach it. Beginning with books about the night sky and constellations, Ladybird Books has covered humanity’s interest in the sky since the 1960s. Showcased in the Ladybird Gallery, this […]
Find out more »THE MERL SEMINAR SERIES: FARM ANIMALS
The MERL Seminars, Autumn 2019: Farm Animals For the majority of us, our image of farming would be incomplete without working animals or livestock. The role of farm animals as part of our future food systems, environmental lives, or global health often plays a part in the headlines. However, our ideas about those animals are […]
Find out more »GAMBLING WITH FLOODS?
As floods are expected to become more frequent in the future, and with an increasing population at risk, it is vital to predict these events well in advance. Machines have an ever-growing role in the anticipation of floods. But how much can they really predict in nature’s noisy chaos? Enter the heart of the forecasting […]
Find out more »ROMANCE OF THE HIVE
Discover treasures from the Cowan Bee Collection Described as the most comprehensive collection of its kind in the world, the Cowan Bee Collection contains 1,800 volumes of books, pamphlets and journals relating to bees and beekeeping, including many rare foreign language titles. The items date from the sixteenth to the twentieth century, and were owned […]
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THE MERL ANNUAL LECTURE: RARE BREEDS AND FOOD
The MERL welcomes Jimmy Doherty as speaker for our 2019 Annual Lecture. As a traditional livestock farmer, TV presenter, and advocate of sustainable farming, Jimmy Doherty, who is the president of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, brings to The MERL his passion for rare breeds. The social and cultural value of native breeds is clear, and they […]
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