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• Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/partnerships-for-the-goals

  The seventeenth Sustainable Development Goal is to strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development.

• MOnetary ValuE of health at older ages (MOVE) Simulator

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/01/13/monetary-value-of-health-at-older-ages-move-simulator/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 13, 2025 Developed by the WHO Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing Unit, the MOVE simulator allows a user to estimate the value of changes in health status for an individual or a population...

• New research network to address critical environmental challenges in India

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-research-network-to-address-critical-environmental-challenges-in-india

  Researchers from our University's Department of Physics and Astronomy have been funded to set up a new international research network with the Indian Institute of Technology- Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) to assess the impact of climate on agriculture in the Indo-Gangetic...

• The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Data Library

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/07/the-international-aid-transparency-initiative-iati-data-library/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 7, 2012 http://www.iatiregistry.org/ The IATI Seeks to make data about Aid spending easier to use and understand. A list of the major organisations involved is on the website.

• Kleptocracy Archive

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/kleptocracy-archive/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 What is a kleptocracy?  Kleptocracy is a system in which well-connected elite is able to use patronage or corruption to exploit the national resources for individual gain.

• Pro-Vice-Chancellor joins team assessing Higher Education teaching quality UK-wide

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/pro-vice-chancellor-joins-team-assessing-higher-education-teaching-quality-uk-wide

  Professor Jon Scott, our University's Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Student Experience, is among the appointments announced by HEFCE to its Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) panel which includes academics, students, employers and widening participation experts.

• Researchers provide new insights into gene regulation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/researchers-provide-new-insights-into-gene-regulation

  A team of researchers led by the our University has shed new light on how the regulation machinery that controls gene expression works by characterising a complex known as the NuRD complex.

• Support

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/accommodation/life-in-halls/support

  Student life is about being independent, but that doesn't mean you won't still need a little help sometimes. The Accommodation Team and Residential Advisers are always on hand to help you out.

• Carers and Parents Network

  https://le.ac.uk/study/wellbeing/support-services/carers/carers-and-parents-network

  If you are a student at Leicester with caring or parenting responsibilities, you can join our Carers and Parents Network. We want to provide you with the opportunity to meet others who may share your experiences, and to find out about the support available for you.

• Historian to speak at Holocaust events

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/historian-to-speak-at-holocaust-events

  The Holocaust and its legacy will be explored at three events in the city and county Professor Aubrey Newman, Emeritus Professor in the School of History.