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The forgotten success of penal transportation reform in late Imperial Russia: the lowering of prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/08/the-forgotten-success-of-penal-transportation-reform-in-late-imperial-russia-the-lowering-of-prisoner-mortality-in-the-transfer-system-1885-1915/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 8, 2016 By Mikhail Nakonechny . The late Imperial Russian prison and exile system is almost unequivocally considered to be the traditional embodiment of brutality, institutional inhumanity and injustice.
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New Year, New Career, New Outlook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/12/18/new-year/
Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on December 18, 2015 January is rubbish. It’s cold, wet and dark and your holiday is over.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1117 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-17-june
Dr Daniel Zadik from the Department of Genetics has written an article for The Conversation exploring food intolerance in ancient cultures.
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Professional services staff
https://le.ac.uk/law/people/professional-services
Browse a list of the professional services staff currently working in Leicester Law School and see their contact details to get in touch via telephone or email.
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The Dreadful Burning of the City of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/09/08/the-dreadful-burning-of-the-city-of-london/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 8, 2016 The atmosphere of London in 1666, before, as well as after, the outbreak of the Great Fire, was febrile – anti-Catholic feeling was potent and rife, portents and prophecies of terrible events...
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The Gillette Advert: The Power of a Story
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2019/01/23/the-gillette-advert-the-power-of-a-story/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on January 23, 2019 I can’t believe I’m going to write about it. That’s exactly what they want me to do. The new Gillette Advert is fantastic.
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New research reveals the man behind Samuel Pepys’s love for portraits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/27-samuel-pepys-portraits
Samuel Pepys, the Restoration diarist who meticulously documented his life in 1660s London, also documented himself in other ways – through portraits.
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Statement on University of Leicester’s strategic plan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/university-of-leicester-strategic-plan
The University of Leicester today outlined plans for a strategic case for change.
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Modern Languages and Translation: Chinese pathway
https://le.ac.uk/modern-languages/study/undergraduate/chinese-speakers-pathway
As part of Leicester's Modern Languages and Translation BA degree, Chinese and Arabic speakers can choose to take beginners-level modules in French, Italian or Spanish and apply their translation studies to English-Chinese / English-Arabic. Find out more.
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MRC Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/study/undergraduate/dissertation-prize
See records of the annual Medieval Research Centre prize for the best undergraduate dissertation in medieval studies. The prize was set up in 2007 in memory of A G and A L Postles.