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A quarter of FTSE 350 companies have only one woman on their board
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/16/a-quarter-of-ftse-350-companies-have-only-one-woman-on-their-board/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2018 …according to the 2018 report of the Hampton-Alexander review into increasing the number of women in senior positions in FTSE 350 companies.
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Arms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/27/arms/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 27, 2014 Small Arms Data Observatory (SADO) launched A new website launched by an international consortium of researchers which will focus upon quantitative data .
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Emoji is the fastest growing language
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode and the launch of Emoj.li.
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Software Glitch on Curiosity Whilst We Prepare in Leicester for Selection of Landing Sites for Next
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2018/10/15/software-glitch-on-curiosity-whilst-we-prepare-in-leicester-for-selection-of-landing-sites-for-next-generation-of-landers-sol-2201-15th-october-2018/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 15, 2018 We have been having some software problems on the Curiosity Rover.
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Scientists deliver world-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/svom-satellite-lobster-mirror
Space scientists at the University of Leicester have delivered a completely new type of super-lightweight X-ray telescope mirror to study the greatest explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang.
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How science got women wrong explored by award-winning science journalist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/how-science-got-women-wrong-explored-by-award-winning-science-journalist
The long history of gender bias in science research and the work being done to correct it will be explored in a talk by award-winning science journalist Angela Saini (pictured).
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Waugh and Words: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/page/3/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/infection-and-diseases/resources
Learning resources on infection and disease, available to students in higher education. Take a look at the descriptions for more information on the links.
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Contemporary Digital Geographies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3251
Module code: GY3251 This module takes a more intellectual and critical focus to GIScience (taken in its broadest sense) than in your earlier studies, and seeks to unpack a range of contemporary issues encountered when applying spatial digital technologies.