University Christmas trees – in pictures

Tree handcrafted from academic journals by Cardiff University. 'Somewhere there's a librarian tied up...' tweets @steve_walker Photograph: Cardiff University

University of Bath's take on the nativity scene — you can tell it's getting towards the end of the year... Photograph: University of Bath

Lecturer Tamson Pietsch from Brunel University making use of the university's resources... Photograph: Brunel University

Try this for creativity — 15ft hand-knitted Christmas tree by the University of East Anglia Photograph: University of East Anglia

A novel idea by the University of Keele Photograph: University of Keele

UCLSSEES library with a festive view Photograph: UCLSSEES Library

A Christmas Carroll — Goldsmiths, University of London put together an Alice in Wonderland themed tree
Photograph: Goldsmiths tree

Guess which department this tree belongs to at the University of East Anglia? Photograph: UEA university

Christmas tree made entirely out of lab equipment, from clamp stands to molecular modelling kit carbon chain tinsel, handcrafted by Katie Topham, Laboratory Technician at the University of Birmingham Photograph: University of Birmingham