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To mark Fascination of Plants Day and Mental Health Awareness Week, you can come to the Library's Archives Research Centre to see a selection of our holdings related to botany and plants...

To mark Fascination of Plants Day and Mental Health Awareness Week, you can come to the Library's Archives Research Centre to see a selection of our holdings related to botany and plants. You can either pop in for a short visit or stay longer to read some of our books to take a break from your studies or work.

Pleasure reading and plants have been shown in research to help reduce stress. A study by Mindlab International at the University of Sussex found that reading for pleasure was able to reduce stress levels by 68%. Being around plants has also been shown to improve the levels of our stress hormone cortisol in our body.