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Leicester team to feature on University Challenge Christmas series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/university-challenge
As well as providing the 1963-winning team, the University of Leicester has also seen other firsts: in 1974, Sandya Narayansami became the first Indian woman to compete on the show, her team beating St John’s College, Oxford.
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Clearing 2022: Change of heart sees outstanding Olivia find “second home”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/clearing-olivia
Olivia graduated in 2022 and has a place to start her Legal Practice Course (LPC) at the University of Law this September, while already gaining experience with high-street law firm Slater & Gordon.
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About
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The SAPPHIRE group’s research helps to improve the quality and safety of care in the NHS and across the world. Our studies address difficult questions involving patient safety, research ethics, and professional standards.
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Lost boys and fairies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/06/24/lost-boys-and-fairies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2024 Heart-wrenching drama about a gay couple trying to adopt a child in present-day Wales. See all 3 episodes on this BoB playlist .
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Nationality, Identity and Belonging:
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/nationality-identity-and-belonging/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 An Oral History of the ‘Windrush Generation’ and their Relationship to the British State, 1948-2018 This is an ongoing University of London project which contains interviews that...
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National AIDS Memorial Digital collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/12/13/national-aids-memorial-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2024 Recently released by the Library of Congress this website provides images of the quilt created to commemorate American lives lost as well as thousands of digital letters and photos...
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Stolen Relations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/16/stolen-relations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2025 A digital repository about enslaved indigenous people from Brown University. Includes a collection of historical primers on Indigenous slavery in the Americas, timelines, maps and documents.
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smitschke
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/author/sam91/
Looting the Archives: Joe Orton Posted by smitschke in School of English Blog on May 13, 2016 Dr. Samantha Mitschke has been working in the School of Arts as an AHRC Cultural Engagement Fellow since February.
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What others think of us is none of our business
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/04/17/what-others-think-of-us-is-none-of-our-business/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on April 17, 2018 This morning I learned that someone from my childhood in another country has died. It is sad above all else for his family and friends, of whom I believe he had many.
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Hansard Corpus
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/06/hansard-corpus/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 6, 2015 Website containing nearly every speech in the British Parliament 1803-2005 with some linguistic analysis. Developed by the University of Glasgow. http://www.hansard-corpus.