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Digital Futures for children research database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/11/11/digital-futures-for-children-research-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2024 https://www.digital-futures-for-children.net/research-database A database curated by the Digital Futures for Children project based at the LSE.
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Sustainable Development Goals game
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/05/sustainable-development-goals-game/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2017 The United Nations have created a special board game (based on Snakes and Ladders) to teach children about 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
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How much do school holidays cost?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/31/how-much-do-school-holidays-cost/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 31, 2018 According to the latest annual survey from the UK based Family and Childcare Trust the average price of holiday childcare is £133 per week in Britain.
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University supporting literacy skills through reading buddies and new books for schools
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/books
Volunteers from the University of Leicester have donated boxes full of brand-new books to local primary schools. It is part of a wider scheme that sees one hundred school-based volunteers support pupils at Uplands Junior L.E.A.
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Talking About Race
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/talking-about-race/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 New from Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture a site which is designed to provide free access to tools and resources to help teachers,...
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Revolutionary England, 1640-1660: Politics, Religion, Ideas
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2339
Module code: HS2339 During the 1640s, England experienced a civil war followed by a revolution, as the victorious parliamentarians executed King Charles I and established a commonwealth.
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Promoting your work to newspapers
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/newspapers
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives advice and tips on engaging newspapers to help promote and publish your work, and discusses the advantages and drawbacks associated with dealing with the press.
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Writing local and family history
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/final-steps/local-family-history
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers tips and advice for writing local and family history - what to do before you write, content, context, and writing style.
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Genetics and ethics and law
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law
A list of resources comprising of a series of briefings written by Chris Willmott (University of Leicester), John Bryant (University of Exeter) and John Searle (South West Ministry Training Course).
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New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon
DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved in the illegal sale of protected bird species.