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Leicester staff celebrate victory for the blues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-staff-celebrate-victory-for-the-blues
Not content with showing their true-blue colours in advance of Leicester City Football club’s arguably season-clinching game on Sunday, our staff are celebrating the local football heroes’ confirmed Premier League victory on Monday in a variety of ways.
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Refugee Week: University of Leicester announces Sanctuary Scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/20-refugee-week-sanctuary-scholarships
Support for refugees and asylum seekers to access higher education is being extended by the University of Leicester.
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Votes for women: coronation special (1911)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/votes-for-women-coronation-special-1911/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 An important part of suffrage campaigning was the organisation of mass processions and parades for the 1911 Coronation of King George V.
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FGM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/fgm/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 Last week the UK’s first prosecution for female genital mutilation (FGM) failed amid controversy. A cademics discuss whether the case should have been bought at all.
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The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/02/the-journal-of-learning-and-teaching-in-higher-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2018 A new open-access journal produced by Leicester Learning Institute – The Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (JLTHE) – was launched this week.
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UN Day of South-South Cooperation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/14/un-day-of-south-south-cooperation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2020 UN Day South South Cooperation is held on the 12th September.
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Political Risk
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/political-risk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Aon Political Risk Map 2014 Just released, a new map which covers 163 nations. Free registration required.
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Six Day War Declassified Files.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/six-day-war-declassified-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 The Israel State Archives has released a number of key documents on the Six Day War also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, which was fought between June 5 and...
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French Language Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/23/french-language-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2018 French Language day was celebrated on 20 th March. Journée de la langue française is a day designated by the United Nations to celebrate multiculturalism and diversity.
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Stephen Walker
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/sw344/
Stephen is an Educational Development Adviser with the Leicester Learning Institute and works closely with colleagues across the university to provide a range of support and training services.