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More attention needed on employee involvement to fix Britains productivity problem
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/more-attention-needed-for-the-2018human-factor2019-in-management
A report entitled Involvement and Productivity – The missing piece of the puzzle?’ released this week by the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA) argues that effective employee involvement at work is essential to boosting productivity in the UK.
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International Day of Older Persons celebrated October 1st
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/international-day-of-older-persons-celebrated-october-1st/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 See the official website which also links to related UN resolutions and reports. On this occasion, HelpAge produced the Global Agewatch index.
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Paternity Leave
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/paternity-leave/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Do Fathers Want Shared Paternity Leave? Interesting story this week from the BBC that fewer than 1 in 50 fathers are taking the new extra paternity leave.
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Fellowship award will allow Leicester researcher to launch genetic study of lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/fellowship-leicester-researcher-genetic-lung-disease
A University of Leicester researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship to lead a groundbreaking study into the genomics of bronchiectasis.
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Watergate digital records
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/watergate-digital-records/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 From the US National Archives and Records Administration To mark the 50th anniversary of the break-in on June 17, 1972 which led eventually led to the resignation of American President...
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Criminological Research Methods
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr7146
Module code: CR7146 (double module) This module will provide a comprehensive grounding in the research methodologies employed in criminological research.
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Criminological Research Methods
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/cr7146
Module code: CR7146 (double module) This module will provide a comprehensive grounding in the research methodologies employed in criminological research.
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Criminological Research Methods
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/cr7146
Module code: CR7146 (double module) This module will provide a comprehensive grounding in the research methodologies employed in criminological research.
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Translation MA (Chinese Pathway)
https://le.ac.uk/courses/translation-chinese-pathway-ma/2026
From tourism and advertising to international business communication, people with high-level translation skills are needed in almost every industry. You’ll learn what it takes to enter the field, as well as push forward into further academic study.
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Making Heritage
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7522
Module code: MU7522 This module is concerned with heritage objects and subjects. In the first instance, the module considers material culture and specimens which are the physical things that fill our world and comprise heritage collections.