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• Sneaking a peek at the ring of a 180km crater

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sneaking-a-peek-at-the-ring-of-a-180km-crater

  Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Montpellier will be heading to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico to participate in a drilling expedition that addresses the science behind the Chicxulub impact structure.

• Social Media and the Vatican

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/social-media-and-the-vatican/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 Social Media and the Vatican The canonisation of Popes John XXIII and John Paul II on 27 April was a social media event.  A special   website was created .

• The revolutions were tweeted: Information Flows During the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/23/the-revolutions-were-tweeted-information-flows-during-the-2011-tunisian-and-egyptian-revolutions/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 23, 2011 http://www.danah.

• Research degrees

  https://le.ac.uk/film/study/research-degrees

  Film Studies at the University of Leicester has a proud reputation for research. Find out more about our research specialities, the support available, and things to think about when formulating your application.

• Freedom in the world, 2021

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/freedom-in-the-world-2021/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 The latest annual report from Freedom House which maps trends in democracy worldwide. This year it has materials on the impact of the pandemic on democracy.

• The Anthropocene Leicester scientists respond to criticisms of new geological epoch

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-anthropocene-leicester-scientists-respond-to-criticisms-of-new-geological-epoch

  A team of academics from our University has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.

• Leicesters Indian heritage to be celebrated through inspiring art project

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester2019s-indian-heritage-to-be-celebrated-through-inspiring-art-project

  Attenborough Arts Centre, in partnership with seven visual arts venues across Leicester, has received an Arts Council grant of £25,700 for its involvement in a new project to promote cultural exchange between visual artists in India and England...

• Students film breathtaking images of Earth using high altitude weather balloon

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/students-film-breathtaking-curvature-of-earth-using-high-altitude-weather-balloon

  Physics students have captured breathtaking images of the Earth’s stratosphere using a high altitude weather balloon. The unmanned balloon and sensor payload reached an altitude of 23.6km, putting it at 1.7 times the altitude ceiling of a 747 airliner.

• The Global Conflict Risk Index

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/the-global-conflict-risk-index/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 This useful free source has been developed by the Joint Research Centre in cooperation with the  Conflict Prevention, Peacebuilding and Mediation Instruments Division...

• 14 consecutive years of deterioration in political rights and civil liberties worldwide

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/16/14-consecutive-years-of-deterioration-in-political-rights-and-civil-liberties-worldwide/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2020 According to the latest annual summary of civil liberties and human rights worldwide , there have been 14 years of deterioration in political rights and civil liberties.