News from IARU

IARU Libraries Passport

Written on 13 July 2022.

IARU Libraries launch Research Passport for visiting scholars

The International Association of Research Universities Librarians' Contact Group have developed a Research Passport website to provide a portal for visiting students, academics and scholars to access the variety of online resources available by all member libraries.

The IARU Libraries have extraordinarily rich collections and provide a wide range of services that assist students and academics to access research resources and develop capabilities to be exceptional scholars.

If you are planning to visit an IARU institution, you will find this guide provides an informative and welcoming introduction to the libraries in the university that you will be visiting.

It is now easier to find information about library collections, research resources, open access materials and study assistance when visiting any IARU member library. Users can browse all collections and services available or explore by individual member library. A digital guide for each member library is also available for download.

Visit the IARU Libraries Research Passport to learn more.

Presidents' Meeting 2022

Written on 09 June 2022.

Photo credit: Nic Marchant

Cambridge was delighted to host the 2022 IARU Presidents’ Meeting over three days in the beautiful surroundings of Downing College. It was the first in-person meeting for the Alliance since the beginning of the pandemic, and for several attendees it was the first opportunity to travel internationally in some time. These special circumstances helped generate a great of in-depth discussion and made the meeting particularly enjoyable. Colleagues from Peking University were able to join portions of the meeting online.

The Presidents were able to hear first-hand about how international scientific collaboration has been fundamentally changed as a result of the pandemic through a joint presentation by Professor Sir Andrew Pollard (University of Oxford), the chief investigator in the clinical trials for the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, and Dr Tonya Villafana (Vice President, Global Franchise Head) who led the late-stage development of the vaccine.

Presidents' Meeting 2022

Written on 19 May 2022.

We are delighted to be welcoming the IARU Presidents and their delegations to Cambridge for the Presidents' Meeting on 23-25 May. This will be the first in-person IARU meeting since 2019 and we are looking forward to a productive and enjoyable three days.

Those attending can find all the meeting papers, Tome and practical information for visiting Cambridge on the IARU website.