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2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: The thread that binds
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/03/2018-state-of-the-worlds-volunteerism-report-the-thread-that-binds/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2018 The United Nations has just released its annual report on volunteering. It has estimations on the extent of volunteering by nation and gender.
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French Urban Space: From City of Lights to the Banlieue
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/fr2046
Module code: FR2046 The city of Paris has long been known as the ‘City of Lights’ because of the key role it has played in bringing together artists, writers and great thinkers.
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Politics and the Environment
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pl3076
Module code: PL3076 While the UK passed the first modern environmental laws in the mid-19th century, it has only been relatively recently that it has become a prominent political issue. Evidence of our damaging effect on our planet's ecosystem is growing.
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Policing and Human Rights
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr3033
Module code: CR3033 The political independence of the police service in Britain has acquired a protected and sacred status, but this independence has to be carefully balanced with the role of the police in maintenance of law and order.
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Fundamental Knowledge, Values and Skills for Mental Health Assessment
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/nu2013
Module code: NU2013 (double module) Mental health issues have a wide impact on individuals, families and carers and the wider society – we will discuss examples of these impacts, such as the effect it has on an individual that is caring for a family member that has a mental...
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Leicester academic publishes analysis of contemporary photographer Luigi Ghirri
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-professor-publishes-analysis-of-contemporary-photographer-luigi-ghirri
Dr Marina Spunta, Associate Professor of Italian in the University’s School of Arts, has co-edited a book (with Jacopo Benci) examining the work of leading Italian photographer Luigi Ghirri.
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Christmas toys and festive joys Yuletide memories from the twentieth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/christmas-toys-and-festive-joys-yuletide-memories-from-the-twentieth-century
The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) has put together a number of recordings from the 1930s and 40s discussing Christmas time.
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Museum Studies sets stage for global dialogue
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/museum-studies-sets-stage-for-global-dialogue
The School of Museum Studies is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an event that examines the changing role of museums. The School has organised a conference and a number of events.
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Centre for Urban history
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history
The University of Leicester's Centre of Urban History (CUH) aims to carry out historical research of towns and cities which attracts scholars and students from around the world.
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A calculated advantage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/a-calculated-advantage
Dr Colin Foster, Associate Professor in the School of Education, was interviewed on BBC Breakfast on BBC1 on Friday 23 March about the use of calculators in mathematics lessons in school.