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• Lit&Phil Society: Ernest Rutherford: from Kiwi farm boy to President of the Royal Society

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/08/litphil-society-ernest-rutherford-from-kiwi-farm-boy-to-president-of-the-royal-society/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2022 Professor Mary Fowler will give a talk to the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society on Monday, 14th November, about her Great Grandfather, Ernest Rutherford, the father of nuclear physics.

• Yoto Carnegie Medals

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/07/02/yoto-carnegie-medals/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2024 The winners of the 2024 Yoto Carnegies have been announced. See who won: https://yotocarnegies.co.

• People Behind the Headlines: Humanitarian Society

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/14/people-behind-the-headlines-humanitarian-society/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2024 The UoL Humanitarian Society has won 2 awards for its monthly newsletter, People Behind the Headlines .

• Facebook launches Notify News App

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/facebook-launches-notify-news-app/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 As a dedicated app for iOS, it’s designed to be a central hub for alerts from a variety of partners, including BuzzFeed, CNN, Washington Post, Vogue and the Weather Channel.

• ‘Privately educated continue to dominate the professions’ in the UK…

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/26/privately-educated-continue-to-dominate-the-professions-in-the-uk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 26, 2016 …according to the latest Sutton Trust report Leading People 2016 .

• ACLED Conflict Index

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/acled-conflict-index/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 The ACLED Conflict  Index A new indicator relating to civilian impact of conflict.

• Welcome to your librarian’s blog!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2010/09/23/welcome-to-your-librarians-blog/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 23, 2010 Andrew Dunn  My name is Andrew Dunn.  I am the Information Librarian for Media and Communication.  I hope to put useful information on this blog for you.

• Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution

  By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...

• Community engagement projects

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr

  We are proud of our students, proud of our staff, and proud of our city. And we constantly work to make Leicester proud of us. Find out more about how we invest in Leicester.

• New portable DNA toolkit targets global illegal wildlife trade

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/illegal-wildlife-trade-toolkit-dna-test-leicester

  Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a portable, rapid DNA test to identify illegal wildlife products on the spot.