About our events
Join one of our Doctoral Open Days for an introduction into the areas of our collection which may be relevant to you, alongside practical tips for using the Library. Sessions are designed for PhD researchers but are open to researchers at all career stages.
What's on
Getting Started at the British Library for Postgraduate Researchers
Understand the basics about using the Library, finding what you need and what opportunities are on offer.
Doctoral Open Day: Music, Sound and Vision
Explore our music, sound and vision, and visual arts collections
Doctoral Open Day: British and European Collections from Antiquity to 1800
Explore our collections covering Antiquity to 1800 in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
Doctoral Open Day: Asian and African Collections
Explore our Asian and African collections in this Doctoral Open Day for PhD students.
Doctoral Open Day: Modern Collections from 1800 to 1950
Explore our modern collections from 1800 – 1950, including maps, India Office records, and stamps.
Doctoral Open Day: Europe, Americas and Oceania
Learn about our collections covering Europe, the Americas and Oceania.
Doctoral Open Day: Contemporary and Digital Collections
Learn about our collections covering 1950 to the present day, as well as digital formats.