Bryant Avendano journey as a PhD student from the University of Canterbury in Civil and Natural Resources Engineering is captured in his graduation gown.

This week a parcel arrived that contained a rather wonderful trove of treasures.

The model, actor and activist, Naomi Campbell, has received a doctorate in honour of her work in the fashion industry.

A somewhat mysterious piece of kiwiana has found its way into the collection.

Severino Guidi, an Italian farm boy, shot to worldwide fame at the age of eleven with his pen and ink studies of animals, flowers and machinery.

In the 1940s, American scholars embarked on an ambitious project to capture almost every great idea in Western civilisation.

Robert Debieve was a French textile designer of the mid-20th Century.

The South African artist, Walter Oltmann, is intrigued by life in its many forms.

This week, Shetland celebrated its first-ever Pride event.

In the many books that are in the collection is an intriguing one about the craft, and art, of carving in an unusual material: soap!