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Leicester scientists discover precious metals in Mordor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/mordor
Two geologists from the University of Leicester have found gold, along with copper, tellurium and other metals in a geological locality in Australia, referred to as the Mordor Igneous Complex - named after its uncanny resemblance to the location from the Lord of the Rings...
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Gender Equality in China
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/25/gender-equality-in-china/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 25, 2013 Are you an unmarried woman of over 27? In China you might be ‘leftover’ according to a report in BBC magazine: http://www.bbc.co.
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Social mobility and child poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/social-mobility-and-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 The Social Mobility and Child Poverty (SMCP) Commission releases major report .
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Child Poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/01/child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2013 Through young eyes – three million children are living in poverty in the UK according to the Children’s Commission on Poverty survey published by the Children’s Society Also recently...
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Anti-corruption
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/02/07/anti-corruption/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2014 EU launches major anti corruption report This surveys the situation in each of the member states, allowing cross country comparisons.
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Politwoops and other Twitter-related sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/10/politwoops-and-other-twitter-related-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2013 Politwoops: (deleted tweets from politicians ) enables keyword searching for deleted tweets. It is offered in a number of countries.
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A day in the life: research services out and about in Nottingham May 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/06/26/a-day-in-the-life-research-services-out-and-about-in-nottingham-may-2023/
Posted by Laurian Williamson in Library and Learning Services on June 26, 2023 This is the final blog post [3/3] focussing on three different open research events attended by members of the University Library Research Services Team.
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Occupy Wall Street protest site
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-protest-site/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2011 http://occupywallst.org/ This website is a good example of the Internet being used to organise protests. The website includes user generated maps, video streams and organisers materials.
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Mars Sample Return is Underway with Mars2020 Launch
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/30/mars-sample-return-is-underway-with-mars2020-launch/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 July 2020 With the successful launch of Mars2020 from Cape Canaveral today the first stage in a long and complex sample return plan is finally underway – John Bridges explains on the Mars Science Laboratory...
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Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/15/celebrating-lgbtq-history-month/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 15 February 2021 The PGR representatives launch our newsletter celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month within the School of Physics and Astronomy.