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New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that feathers were found on dinosaurs’ close relative, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.
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Doctoral loan
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/other-funding/doctoral-loan
If you’re applying for a research degree (PhD) at Leicester, then you may be eligible to apply for the new Government-funded Doctoral Loan.
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University of Leicester joins NHS-funded project to establish Schwartz Rounds for health and social care students and staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/schwartz-rounds
The University of Leicester is amongst Midlands universities the NHS is helping to establish Schwartz Rounds for their health and social care students and staff.
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Expert opinions cover Donald Trump South Africa British military Kurds and higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover
In an article for The Conversation, Dr James Hamill from the School of History, Politics and International Relations discusses the current political climate in South Africa.
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CSSAH Postgraduate fund 2025/26
https://le.ac.uk/cssah/research/funds/postgraduate-fund
The College offers a postgraduate fund for research students. Your award can be used for a number of research activities, such as presenting a paper at a conference, archive visits, training to support research, and attending or running a workshop.
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Inclusive Britain
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/03/22/inclusive-britain/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2022 Inclusive Britain: government response to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities. The release of a new policy to tackle racial inequality in the UK.
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HOWL
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/howl/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 History of Women’s Liberation has just been launched The main aim of the HOWL website is to collect the memories and stories of feminists involved in women’s liberation movement in...
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Vacant properties
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/09/vacant-properties/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 9, 2017 Who owns property and leaves it empty? Recently the Grenfell tower tragedy has exposed the scandal of unoccupied foreign owner property in the UK.
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New corporate governance reforms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/09/04/new-corporate-governance-reforms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 4, 2017 This week the UK government introduced a series of measures to regulate corporate governance. The aim of these is to increase trust.
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Big Boys
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/11/big-boys/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2024 A playlist of the Channel 4 comedy series, Big Boys, is available at https://learningonscreen.ac.