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No smoking matter 15 cigarettes in 75 minutes in a car could render you unconscious
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/no-smoking-matter-smoking-for-75-minutes-in-a-car-could-render-you-unconscious
It was announced earlier this month that drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars from October if they are carrying children as passengers.
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Competition winners to receive photographs signed by Tim Peake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/competition-winners-to-receive-photographs-signed-by-tim-peake
Children will be awarded their chosen photographs taken by astronauts at a ceremony at the National Space Centre this week.
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Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation
Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written for The Conversation - setting a new milestone for Leicester in delivering expert...
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Hate crime victims being let down by the police
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/hate-crime-victims-being-2018let-down2019-by-the-police
Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has published a new inspection report which reveals widespread problems with how the police deal with hate incidents and crimes.
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How sexual violence in conflict can be combatted through new forensic DNA collecting methods
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/how-sexual-violence-in-conflict-can-be-combatted-through-new-methods-for-collecting-forensic-dna
Dr Lisa Smith (pictured) from the Department of Criminology has launched a new project to investigate alternative ways of collecting DNA evidence from victims of sexual violence in conflict zones and displaced communities, including refugee camps.
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Things you probably don’t know about the US Civil Rights Movement
https://le.ac.uk/hypir/subject-tasters/us-civil-rights
Professor George Lewis tells us things you probably don’t know about Martin Luther King Jr and the US Civil Rights Movement.
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Media Laws Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/05/media-laws-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 5, 2015 Recently launched by the International Press Institute this site aims to provide journalists with basic knowledge on a country by country basis, of laws, legislation and regulation...
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Free access to writings covering South West Asia and North Africa
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/free-access-to-writings-covering-south-west-asia-and-north-africa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 SAGE is offering free access to journal articles, reference entries and chapters covering South West Asia and North Africa ‘for a limited period’ (period not defined).
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Global Health and Care Worker Policy Lab
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/global-health-and-care-worker-policy-lab/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 Created in April by the World Health Organization and the O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University, this resource aims to provide free access to...
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Documenting Hate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/documenting-hate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 A recent new project supported by Propublica, US media and human rights organisations including University of Miami School of Communication, CUNY Graduate School of Journalism, Human...