Images – where to find them

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Images of the University

If you require images of the University campus please contact us and we’ll do our best to find an image that’s suitable for you.

Free stock photography

It is really easy to fall foul of copyright laws on the internet, especially when using images that you’ve found online.  We’ve put together a list of the best places to find copyright free images that you can use on your site for free.

"No Pix" grafiti art on a yellow brick wall
This image is from Morguefile http://mrg.bz/3a1dcb

Types of licence

There are many different licenses an individual may choose when they decide to share their work. It’s important that you abide by these (eg. provide attribution in a caption or small note at the end of your posts).

Read more about licensing from Creative Commons:

Licensing types

Getty images plugin

We’ve installed the Getty Images plugin for you to use in the body of your posts. Unfortunately, you will not be able to use them for featured images.

See the instructions for to embed Getty images.

Important note

You should treat your blog as a publication and make every effort you can to ensure that you are not breaking copyright law.

Rarely, you may find that an image has been uploaded by someone who did not have the rights to share it, or a license may have changed. If you’re asked to remove an image (or now provide attribution etc) please do so as quickly as you can.

Read more about copyright issues and your blog

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