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Ken Weir
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/khw11/
Censoring Academics works well for Publishers Posted by Ken Weir in School of Business Blog on June 18, 2014 Kenneth Weir, Lecturer in Accountancy at the School, examines the popularity of a controversial article which he, David Harvie, Geoff Lightfoot and Simon Lilley,...
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Parchment used in immersive experience
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-3/
10. A full-size piece of vellum (calf-skin) suspended on a frame and prepared ready for writing on. The pattern of the animal's spine can still be seen running along the central length of the vellum.
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Contents of display case draw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-4/
9. Scrapers like this were used to remove hair and fat from the animal skin used to make parchment. The scents of Frankincense, Myrrh and Lubanja are sometimes retained within the folios of a manuscript and can still be smelt if we are lucky enough to get close enough.
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Helen Ward
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/hjw24/
Library Assistant Archives and Special Collections
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Tie a Yellow Ribbon
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2019/10/10/tie-a-yellow-ribbon/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on October 10, 2019 Like many people I see the value in the current emphasis on Wellbeing at Work. Like a smaller number of cynical people, I believe the fad will pass.
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University of Leicester staff blog English (and History) Society Ball
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/05/09/english-and-history-society-ball/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on May 9, 2014 Yesterday was the English Society annual ball, which was held jointly with the History Society.
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Sarah Robinson
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/sr307/
Raising a Glass to the English Wine Industry: Why we will be cracking open the English Fizz this Christmas Posted by Sarah Robinson in School of Business Blog on December 23, 2014 Senior Lecturers in Organisation Studies, Sarah Robinson and Elke Weik, get us in the seasonal...
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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-8/
3. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover. The book board is only partially covered in tanned leather and has been repaired. The nature of the repair suggests it may have been made 'on the fly'.
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Katy Bunning
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/author/klg22/
Katy is the current Programme Director of Museum Studies by Distance Learning and a Research Associate in the School of Museum Studies.
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News Coverage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/news-coverage/
The Juno group at the University of Leicester will be trying to keep track of our media engagement related to the Juno project over the coming months, so here’s an incomplete list of Juno articles that have involved University of Leicester researchers.