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Hunt for Universe’s most extreme explosions receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/gamma-ray-burst-leverhulme
Scientists at the University of Leicester receive more than £330,000 from the Leverhulme Trust to rapidly ‘chase’ and analyse gamma-ray bursts
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University of Leicester partners with Sir Thomas White Loans Charity to showcase entrepreneurial students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/sir-thomas-white-loans-charity-entrepreneurial-students-770
2026 Business Start-Up Competition will see Leicester students demonstrate their entrepreneurial skills and business ideas
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Westminster endorsement for Leicester space cluster
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/space-park-westminster
The ‘integral’ value of the University of Leicester and its flagship Space Park Leicester development to the UK’s space sector has been highlighted in Parliament.
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Award-winning Irchester Field School brings Roman history to life for local community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/heritage-hub-irchester-field-school-mj-award
A University of Leicester partnership with North Northamptonshire Council has won an MJ Award.
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Collections
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about/collections
The University houses a large and varied collection of materials relating to local history. It is arguably the fullest collection outside Oxford, Cambridge and London. Find out more about the collection, which includes the generous gift given to the library by Joan Thirsk.
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School Research Seminars
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/school-research-seminars
Find out more about our programme of internal research seminars
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Web archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/28/web-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2014 Australian government launch new web archive The Australian Government Web Archive is a new site launched by the National Library of Australia.
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International Religious Freedom Report 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/22/international-religious-freedom-report-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2016 Published annually by the US State Department it measures commitment to allow individuals to practice individual religious beliefs in countries worldwide.
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International day of people with disabilities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/12/07/international-day-of-people-with-disabilities/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 7, 2020 3rd December is the International day of people with disabilities. The official UN page has reports, strategies and resolutions .
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Use of technology
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/04/use-of-technology/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2013 2012 Cisco Connected World Technology Report (CCWTR) http://www.cisco.com/en/US/netsol/ns1120/index.