Students Collection

Scene in a lecture theatre, with chemical equations written on the blackboard, a woman giving a lecture, and students taking notes. circa 1940s

Four schoolgirls who have been selected for England Basketball, Teesside. 1971

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Alfred Gouldings A Chump at Oxford (1939)
Laurel & Hardy

The young Napoleon Bonaparte studying (colour litho)
725683 The young Napoleon Bonaparte studying (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

University of Stirling, Stirling, 1972
University of Stirling, Logie, STIRLINGSHIRE, SCOTLAND facing North. NCAP: Aerofilms Archive. - 25/03/1972

The Young Ones during filming in Bristol. Starring Christopher Ryan as Mike, Rik Mayall as Rick, Nigel Planer as Neil and Adrian Edmondson as Vyvyan. August 1982

Masters of Malvern College
Illustration by Fred May showing the Headmaster of Malvern College, Mr Frank S. Preston, taking a roll-call of some of his staff. Malvern College is an independent school in Worcestershire, England

NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER, French music teacher
NADIA-JULIETTE BOULANGER (1887-1979), French music teacher and conductor. Her students included Aaron Copland, Roy Harris, Lennox Berkeley, Virgil Thomson and Leonard Bernstein. Date: early 1960s

The Young Ones filming on location in Bristol. Starring Rik Mayall as Rick, Nigel Planer as Neil, Christopher Ryan as Mike and Adrian Edmondson as Vyvyan. August 1982

Wroxton Abbey is a modernised, 17th century Jacobean manor house built on the foundations of a 13th century Augustinian priory

University of Stirling, Stirling, 2007
Airthrey Castle, Logie, STIRLINGSHIRE, SCOTLAND facing South West. NCAP: RCAHMS Aerial Survey - 06/04/2007

University of Oxford. College of the University and Queens College. Illustration in Vues d Optique (Perspective Views). Images to be seen through a zograscope

Widener Library at Harvard University, USA
Widener Library at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA Date: 1915

A sack race in Swanley, Kent. 1939

Trent Park Teacher Training College, North London (later part of Middlesex University). Being remote from road access and water supply

King Edward VII Mine, South Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall. 27th November 1903
Students working underground at an unknown depth at King Edward VII mine, South Condurrow, Camborne, Cornwall. Photographer: John Charles Burrow

German Student Duel / 1880
A German students duel at Gottingen. The Mensur, as practised by German fraternities, is a fast yet rarely-lethal affair with cuts accepted as marks of honour

Female Medical Students
Under the watchful eye of the House Physician, a group of female medical students, trainee doctors, examine a patient at the Royal Free Hospital, Hampstead, London

Margaret Morris (1891 - 1980), British dancer, choreographer and teacher. Photographs showing her in various poses during her dance as a tree spirit

Trinity College Dublin
A glimpse of Trinity College, Dublin, Co Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1591. Our photograph shows the college green and Campanile. Date: 1960s

The Queens College, Oxford (colour photo)
3104386 The Queens College, Oxford (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Queens College, Oxford)

St Hildas College, Oxford (b / w photo)
3094738 St Hildas College, Oxford (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Hildas College, Oxford. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Horse-Drawn Narrow Boat
A horse on the tow path of the Oxford Canal at Napton, Warwickshire, England. It is pulling a narrow pleasure boat full of holidaying students. Date: early 1960s

Padua University Facade
The facade of Padua University

Bristol Uni Students
Women students at Bristol University reading in the library

Edinburgh Uni Studying
Students at Edinburgh University, apparently studying science, read and make notes in a library

Rugby School, from The English Illustrated Magazine, 1891-92 (litho)
KW344354 Rugby School, from The English Illustrated Magazine, 1891-92 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Oxford Travel Art
Taudalpoi

King Bhumibol Adulyadej and future Queen Sirikit
King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) (1927-) and future Queen Sirikit (1932-) whilst still students in Lausanne, Switzerland. Date: 1949

Arms of the Cambridge University Colleges (colour litho)
3104472 Arms of the Cambridge University Colleges (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Arms of the Cambridge University Colleges)

British actor and singer Gary Miller with his three children Jonty (left), Kit (2nd left) and Pip (right) outside Alleyns School in Dulwich

OUDS: The Tempest at Worcester College, 1949
A midsummer diversion in an Oxford garden: the Oxford University Drama Societys production of Shakespeares The Tempest in the grounds of Worcester College, 1949

The Oxford University versus Cambridge University cross country race at Horton Kirby, Kent. 1937

Students spray the watching crowd with water during the Rag Week procession down Northumberland Street, Newcastle on 8th March 1980

Surface buildings, possibly one of the Basset Mines, Illogan, Cornwall. Around 1906
Reginald Colwell James (1890-1974) of St Columb Major, with mine buildings in the background (thought to perhaps be one of the Basset Mines)

Wednesbury Photographic College students Janice Carby and Liz Beddoes, at Delph Locks in downtown Brierley Hill. The Black Country, West Midlands, England. 25th May 1968

JJ (Joseph John) Thomson (1856-1940) British Nuclear physicist, discovered electron, here with his research students at the Cavendish Laboratory, Cambridge, in 1898

Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1943. Creator: Gordon Parks
Daytona Beach, Florida. Bethune-Cookman College. Girl welder in the NYA (National Youth Administration) school

Centenary of the Ecole Polytechnique (colour litho)
2818497 Centenary of the Ecole Polytechnique (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Centenary of the Ecole Polytechnique, Paris)

A Teacher with Students at a Blackboard, c. 1950 (screen print)
3036446 A Teacher with Students at a Blackboard, c.1950 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); (add.info.: Vintage illustration of a teacher teaching her class how to write sentences at a)

Lanchester Polytechnic Tea Party, Coventry, 14th November 1975. Our Picture Shows... students enjoy this tea party on a busy ring road roundabout in Coventry

Young man with laptop sitting on steps

Oxford University Cricket Club Practice Left is M Patten and right is B H Lyon. 30 April 1923

Warwick Univ Students
Students relaxing in the Common Room at Warwick University. Date: early 1970s

Yuri Gagarin as a student, 1953
Yuri Gagarin as a student. Students at the Saratov Industrial Polytechnic, Saratov, USSR, in 1953. At centre is Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968), who later became famous as the first man in space

Kings College students on buses
Kings College students in high spirits, on two buses which are about to leave the Strand campus for Wormwood Scrubs (an open space in west London, not the prison!) for a football match

Cambridge Uni Girton Lib
Cambridge: Girton College Stanley Library Date: 1913

Girton College Lecture
A lecture at Girton College, Cambridge, a women-only college until 1977: the students concentrate and prepare to take notes

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From comedy duos to historical figures, teachers to miners, and dancers to filmmakers, students come in all shapes and sizes. In Alfred Goulding's A Chump at Oxford (1939), Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy hilariously portray the struggles of being students. Meanwhile, a young Napoleon Bonaparte is captured studying diligently in a vibrant colour litho. French music teacher Nadia-Juliette Boulanger guides her talented students towards musical excellence. The King Edward VII Mine in Cornwall witnessed hardworking students honing their mining skills on November 27th, 1903. In the world of arts, Margaret Morris emerges as an influential British dancer, choreographer, and teacher who inspires countless aspiring performers. Masters of Malvern College shape young minds with knowledge and discipline. Universities like the University of Stirling provide fertile ground for intellectual growth; whether it be through academic pursuits or capturing memories like the colourful snapshot from 2007 or the black-and-white image from 1972. The prestigious Queen's College and St Hilda's College at Oxford showcase stunning architecture that has welcomed generations of eager learners within their walls. Wroxton Abbey stands as a testament to education's enduring legacy throughout history. Even television series like The Young Ones capture student life with Rik Mayall portraying Rick amidst chaotic adventures filmed on location in Bristol. No matter where they are found or what era they belong to, these glimpses into the lives remind us that learning knows no bounds.