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8 people own the same wealth as 50% of the world’s population
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/20/8-people-own-the-same-wealth-as-50-of-the-worlds-population/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2017 This week the latest annual meeting of the World Economic Forum took place at Davos.
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Street protests and their repression
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/street-protests-and-their-repression/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations released a report: Take back the streets about the repression of street protests worldwide. Countries covered include: U.S., U.K.
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Cricket Country
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/research-stories/cricket-country
An account of the history of Cricket, India, and the British Empire
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Brian Burch OBE
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/brian-burch
We have learned, with regret, of the death of Brian Burch OBE, who served as University Librarian from 1982 to 1995 and also wrote the definitive history of the University.
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Community partners launch Leicester children's health partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-leicester-childrens-health-partnership
Kate 2298|Leicester City, Leicester's Hospitals and University of Leicester commit to long-term partnership to make the next generation of children the region's healthiest.
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British Sign Language (BSL)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/british-sign-language
Browse the range of BSL courses at the University of Leicester
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Distance Learning Summer School – Inspiring Students in Three Tenses.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/07/10/distance-learning-summer-school-inspiring-students-in-three-tenses/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on July 10, 2013 Students at Summer School 2013 One of the nice things about the School of Museum Studies is the tremendous sense of community.
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Postgraduate Researcher Careers: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 7
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/page/7/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/
Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)
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A Cartoon Paints a Thousand Words: An Interview with Yemi
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2021/12/28/a-cartoon-paints-a-thousand-words-an-interview-with-yemi/
Political cartoonist Yemi (Ethiopia) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer Callum Hill.