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Research aims to improve sleep for people with dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dementia-sleep
Leicester expertise in behavioural science will feed into a research programme helping to find new ways of supporting people with dementia who experience problems with sleep. Across the world, around 55 million people have dementia. Up to 90% of them experience problems sleeping.
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Network launched to help Canada’s cultural sector navigate the digital world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/canada-culture-observatory
Canada’s cultural sector is being given a helping hand to adapt to a digital world following the establishment of an expert research network, overseen by the UK’s University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester rises to five-year high in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/the-world-rankings-2023
The University of Leicester has been ranked among the top 200 universities in the world by the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2023, and reached its highest position since 2018.
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Giving refugees a voice in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/refugee-eltu
In partnership with Leicester City of Sanctuary, our English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) offers free English classes to asylum seekers and refugees, open to people with all levels of English fluency.
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Bright Path Futures
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives/bright-path
Access Bright Path Futures resources to welcome and support Afghan refugees in the UK, Amiko cards to promote well-being and videos to learn English
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Liberating history testimonials
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/liberating-history-testimonials/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 This website was created by the Liberating Histories research team which is supported by Northumbria University, Arts and Humanities Research Council, The LSE Women’s Library...
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Britain at work
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/britain-at-work/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 The Britain at Work: Voices from the Workplace 1945-1995 project interviewed people from a diverse range of backgrounds about their experience of work including those who are...
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Voices Through Time – Coram
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/07/voices-through-time-coram/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2025 Coram was founded in 1739 as the Foundling Hospital and supports children in care.
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New course in the anthropology of social media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/18/new-course-in-the-anthropology-of-social-media/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2015 UCL have launched a free online course in the anthropology of social media. It will start on the 29 February and is open to anyone with an “interest in social media and people.
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New resource for European newspapers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/18/new-resource-for-european-newspapers/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 18, 2016 Europeana Newspapers is a new resource that allows researchers to access digitised newspaper collections from 22 national libraries across Europe.