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2024
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2024
Archive programme for the Centre for Victorian Studies 2024 Seminar Programme.
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Members of the public given the opportunity to name their own planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/members-of-the-public-given-the-opportunity-to-name-their-own-planet
The University has joined forces with the Leicester Mercury to give the people of Leicester the opportunity to name their own planet.
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Leicester celebrates LGBT history month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-celebrates-lgbt-history-month
Leicester is celebrating LGBT History Month with two events. On 15 February, a talk on Faith and Sexual Orientation was delivered at the Attenborough Arts Centre from 12noon to 1.30pm by Dianna Anderson from Oxford University.
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Preparing for an interview
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/interviewing/preparing
Learn more about preparing for your interviews and browse a checklist for what to do in the run up to conducting your interview.
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Archaeologists reveal mysteries of lost 3000yearold civilisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/archaeologists-reveal-mysteries-of-2018lost2019-3-000-year-old-civilisation
The research of Professor David Mattingly of the School of Archaeology and Ancient History conducted in southern Libya will reshape the history of early Africa - after uncovering the mysteries of a lost civilisation of Saharan people called the Garamantes, whose...
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Holocaust awareness event to pay tribute to liberators of Belsen camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/holocaust-awareness-event-to-pay-tribute-to-liberators-of-belsen
Today is the 70th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day, first celebrated on 8 May 1945, which marks the formal acceptance by the Allies of World War II of Nazi Germany's unconditional surrender of its armed forces.
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Seed Library
https://le.ac.uk/library/get-involved/seed-library
Working with Leicester City Council and The Conservation Volunteers, we're giving away free packets of seeds to library users, encouraging people to start growing fresh, tasty, healthy veg at home.
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University of Leicester ranked in UK top three for COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-ranked-in-uk-top-three-for-covid-19-research
Leicester has been ranked as one of the top performing universities in the UK for COVID-19 research.
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Refugees Deeply
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/refugees-deeply/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 Independent digital media journalism site which aims to cover the refugee crisis indepth. Other independent journalism sites on this topic which are worth checking.
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Urban Africa RISK website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/08/urban-africa-risk-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2016 The Urban Africa Risk Knowledge (Urban ARK) website has been launched to provide information and community resources for a three-year programme, funded by the UK Department...