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Broadening your volunteer base
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/volunteer-base
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers tips and advice on broadening your volunteer base and how the University of Leicester can help with projects in and near Leicester.
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Gaining television coverage for your project
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/television-coverage
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers advice on gaining television coverage for your project.
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Historical trade directories
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/historical-research/trade-directories
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives advice and tips on using historical trade directories containing general information about towns and villages that would be useful or interesting to a visitor or resident.
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Publishing your findings in print
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/final-steps/publishing-print
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide will help you take the steps necessary to see your work published.
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Christmas toys and festive joys Yuletide memories from the twentieth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/christmas-toys-and-festive-joys-yuletide-memories-from-the-twentieth-century
The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) has put together a number of recordings from the 1930s and 40s discussing Christmas time.
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Unexpected Recall and Overdue Library Notices
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/unexpected-recall-and-overdue-library-notices
11 September 2020 Have you received a recall and overdue notice about your Library books? If so, do not be concerned, these emails can be ignored. Over the last 24hrs you may have received recall and overdue notices from the University Library. These emails can be ignored.
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Academic discusses Anthropocene for BBC Radio 4s The Life Scientific programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-discusses-2018age-of-man2019-for-bbc-radio-42019s-the-life-scientific-programme
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology featured on BBC Radio Four’s ‘The Life Scientific’ programme to discuss research into the Anthropocene, a man-made epoch changing the planet’s geology.
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Award-winning University alumnus publishes first novel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/award-winning-university-alumnus-publishes-first-novel
University of Leicester alumnus, Anietie Isong graduated in 2005 with an MA in Globalisation and Communications, and has recently published his first novel, Radio Sunrise.
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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.
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PhD opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/research-degrees/phd-opportunities
Chemistry at the University of Leicester hosts a number of studentship schemes, providing funding for students, typically for a September start date. Find out more about our current studentship opportunities.