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The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition received over 3800 entries from around 80 countries in 2017. Astronomer and judge Marek Kukula draws out the scientific and personal stories from five of his favourites.

Royals, courtiers and complex relationships - what can we learn from exploring the lives of those who loved at the Queen's House?

For February's item of the month I have chosen JOD/133 a logbook written by T.F. Miller, the gunner on the whaling ship 'Erik' which records a voyage undertaken in 1876 from Dundee to the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay between Canada and Greenland.

James Creassy's journal (Item ID: JOD/304) is over 300 pages long and written in perfectly legible handwriting - a rare find for material from 1777! He does not say why he is travelling to Bengal, but records in detail the entertaining, dramatic and sometimes rather distressing events that take place during the journey.

Cleaning and consolidation of a 19th century mask from Vanuatu, Melanesia

What can the back of a painting tell us? Paintings conservator Lucy Odlin sheds some light on the often overlooked underside of Tudor masterpieces.

Discover records relating to the Women's Royal Naval Service in this new Caird Library and Archive display, February - June 2018.

The Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition has changed its entrants'; lives in many ways: from the medical school drop-out who gained the confidence of his parents, to the parent who built his own observatory after becoming fascinated by his son's astronomy homework.

Political Agent is the eighth post in our series exploring the many fascinating identities Emma Hamilton held throughout her life. It explores Emma's extraordinary political influence during her time in Naples.