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International day of Happiness – 20th March

The International Day of Happiness was created in 2013 as a way of reminding people of the importance of looking after ourselves and being happy.

Happiness is a great contributor to our overall well-being and can give us an overall feeling of contentment with life. It brings us joy, makes us smile and enables us to enjoy the things that are going on around us.

We can also bring happiness to others by looking out for, caring for and helping them in times of need; but don’t think this is the only time happiness counts, if you can bring happiness to someone during any time in their life, then it will have a benefit, to them and to you.

How Long is a Piece of String: Researching the Life of Neville Chamberlain

NEVILLE CHAMBERLAIN DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR IN FRANCE (O 2170). Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205196512

I have been asked to write a blog post about Neville Chamberlain to commemorate his birth 150 years ago.  I knew very little about him, although my interest was piqued by the 2017 film Darkest Hour in which Chamberlain is portrayed as exhausted, ill and overshadowed by the irascible, bullish and eccentric Churchill. I felt immense sympathy for him. Like a magpie looking for shiny things, I had ‘collected’ Churchill. He loomed large in my imagination. I had visited Chartwell, his Kentish home, I have admired his garden and his paintings, I had gone to a film about him, I had even bought the book.  Would I have watched Darkest Hour if it had been billed “the story of Neville Chamberlain”? Possibly not. Had I been guilty of lionizing Churchill at the expense of Chamberlain?

International Women’s Day – a Brief History

International Women’s Day (IWD) takes place each year on 8th March. Its observance varies across the globe, and though some countries leave it largely without commemoration, many others mark it as an official holiday. For some it is a protest against inequality, for others it is a celebration of women’s progress, and its history can be traced back to 1909, and the first National Woman’s Day (NWD) held in the United States.

Women’s History Month – Daphne Oram

Daphne Oram

Pioneer and Audio Visionary

When CCCU announced that the new creative arts building on the North Holmes Road campus was to be named after Daphne Oram I must admit I knew very little about the British composer and electronic musician who lived and worked in Kent, and lectured at the university. With the building having recently been opened and March being Women’s History Month, this is a timely opportunity to use the library’s resources to find out more about the life and work of the woman described as an ‘unsung hero’ of electronic music, who generated a whole new way of creating and thinking about sound.

Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day – What’s going on?

Each March, the Library and Learning Resources team looks forward to supporting Women’s History Month. This annual event is the perfect time to highlight and celebrate the great achievements of women both throughout history and in contemporary society. This year we’re taking the opportunity to celebrate some of the landmark speeches give by some truly inspirational women.

The 8th of March also sees International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating gender parity exemplified by this year’s campaign theme #balanceforbetter. IWD Logo