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Better Life Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/better-life-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 2014 Better Life Index released by OECD This annual survey of OECD countries seek to answer the question “What do people want from life?” It has been in operation since 2011.
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Stonewall Good University Guide
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/stonewall-good-university-guide/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 Stonewall have recently created a good universities guide . This rates what specific UK colleges are doing to support LGBT students. Leicester is on the list http://www.
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Children and Social Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/children-and-social-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 How much time do British children spend using social media each day? Results from Ofcom which is based on 3-day digital diaries of 186 primary school children and 173 secondary.
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Role models Why allwhite isnt alright
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/role-models-why-all-white-isnt-alright
A new research project involving the University of Leicester will explore the importance of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic (BAME) role models in developing a more diverse workforce.
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Leicester space scientists celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/jwst-launch
Amongst other things, it will be able to see the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang, along with studying planet formation around distant stars.
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History (Local History) MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-local-history-and-family-history-ma/2026
This is for you if... you are fascinated by regional identities, society and landscape, and historical ecology and you wish to learn historical research techniques.
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Penny Bloods on display in the Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/09/penny-bloods-on-display-in-the-library/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2014 Penny Bloods, popular from the 1840s to the 1860s, were so named because of their preoccupation with the gory and sensational.
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History MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/history-ma/2026
This is for you if... you want to expand the depth of your historical knowledge and develop advanced skills in historical research.
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jbridges: Page 27
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/27/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Aortic aneurysms
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/aneurysms
Vascular surgery research at Leicester, led by Professor Matt Bown, has a major interest in the clinico-pathological mechanisms underlying the development of abdominal aortic aneurysms.