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Corruption in the management of technology threatens public safety, says University of Leicester academic in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/corruption
Read more about the new book by Dr Simon Bennett, Corruption and the Management of Public Safety: The Governance of Technological Systems
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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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JFK Assassination records
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/03/jfk-assassination-records/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2017 A large batch of JFK assassination classified document s has been released by the USA government to supplement The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records collection.
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Black Women Radicals Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/01/black-women-radicals-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 1, 2024 Biographies of women activists from Africa and the African diaspora. The database is constantly updated and is free for educational use.
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Making a box for the Grant of Arms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/08/06/caring-for-our-special-collections/grantofarms4/
Apertures are cut for the seals. Image: Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland.
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Who are the UK’s top 100 LGBT Employers?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/31/who-are-the-uks-top-100-lgbt-employers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2019 Stonewall has just released its ranking of the best places to work . View the full list and methodology via the website.
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Monty Python Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/18/monty-python-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2019 For those seeking to look on the bright side the BBC archive has released Monty Python materials to celebrate the 50 th anniversary .
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Trump Impeachment Papers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/01/20/trump-impeachment-papers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2020 The Digital Public Library of America has made on open access a collection of paper s relating to the impeachment of Donald Trump.
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African American Members of the U.S.Congress, 1870-2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/african-american-members-of-the-u-s-congress-1870-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 The latest Congressional research service report now has updated data. It incudes total numbers, data on each congress and party affiliations.
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#WomanInHistory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/17/womaninhistory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 17, 2021 Launched by author Kate Mosse as a a global campaign to nominate important women from any period of history who have made a major contribution but may now be less well known.