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Celebrating National Tea Day in the Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/04/19/celebrating-national-tea-day-in-the-archives/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on April 19, 2024 Since 2016, 21 st April has been designated as National Tea Day, a celebration of all things British.
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50 years of credit cards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/50-years-of-credit-cards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 Its 50 years since people started using credit cards in the UK with the issue of the first Barclaycards. The BBC has a fascinating social history feature.
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World Press Freedom day is celebrated annually on the 3rd May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/04/world-press-freedom-day-is-celebrated-annually-on-the-3rd-may/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2018 2018 is the 25 th anniversary and the focus is upon the rule of law. Find out more about the events on the UNESCO official website.
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Human Trafficking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/human-trafficking/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A new report from the Centre for Social Justice http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.
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Your learning experience
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/distance-learning/your-learning-experience
Politics and International Relations takes the delivery of distance learning very seriously and we will make every effort to make the experience enjoyable and rewarding. Find out more about the Distance Learning experience at the University of Leicester.
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Double distinction for Leicester’s ‘Mr Antarctic Volcano’ in New Year Honours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/john-smellie-polar-medal
University of Leicester volcanologist Professor John Smellie receives Polar Medal for the second time, from second monarch.
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Experts from Space Park Leicester to join colleagues at UK Space Conference in Belfast
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/uk-space-conference
Engineers, scientists and space policy experts from the University of Leicester will represent its vibrant academic and industrial space community at the 2023 UK Space Conference in Belfast.
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Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/08-genetic-risk-for-atypical-heart-attack-in-women-identified
New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US and Australia, has found a common genetic factor that confers a significant risk of atypical heart attacks in women.
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Bookings open for the University of Leicester’s space CPD course
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/space-park-cpd-course
Fundamentals of Space Short Courses now open for bookings
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If at first you don’t succeed, (please) try, try again
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/ololade-tijani-names
Ololade Tijani discusses the importance of addressing people by their names, especially those from ethnic minority backgrounds