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• The Cultural Politics of Heritage

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2801

  Module code: HS2801 Module Outline What is heritage? Who defines our heritage?  What rights do we have over it? What is the relationship between heritage and public memory? Does the heritage industry produce a commodified version of history and reproduce a neo-liberal...

• Expert opinions cover the Stoke byelection rocks and Indian banknotes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/expert-opinions-cover-trump-rocks-an-indian-banknotes

  Inès Hassen, Researcher at the Centre for Urban History and Teaching Fellow in French Studies, discusses how the cultural and economic history of Leicester serves as a beneficial reference in a world in need of hope.

• Lecture to explore the science of colour

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/lecture-to-explore-the-science-of-colour

  Why is fire yellow? Why is your gas hob blue? What makes traffic lights red, amber and green? These phenomena and many others will be examined in a free public lecture on Thursday 17 September at the Ground Floor Lecture Theatre 3 of the Ken Edwards Building at 6.30pm.

• Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/214/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Triumphing in the face of adversity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/triumphing-in-the-face-of-adversity

  Corinne’s time at the University of Leicester has, in great part, been shaped by her resilience. Beginning her degree in 2013, she faced a number of personal setbacks, but after five years of hard work and dedication, she graduates this week with her LLB.

• Will people in the UK live shorter lives?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/03/will-people-in-the-uk-live-shorter-lives/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 3, 2018 This week the newspapers reported that life expectancy is falling or stalled in the UK for the first time since records began, but what are the facts on this? Here are some useful...

• True of false?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/08/true-of-false/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2013 The Washington Post has produced a checking program, Truth Teller, http://truthteller.washingtonpost.

• New collaboration sees Museum Studies students access vast Arts Council Collection

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-collaboration-sees-museum-studies-students-access-vast-arts-council-collection

  Boundaries will be crossed and relationships formed in a new exhibition by University of Leicester students that will feature internationally celebrated artworks.

• Report reveals that falls are now the most common type of major trauma in England and Wales

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/report-reveals-that-falls-are-now-the-most-common-type-of-major-trauma-in-england-and-wales

  Professor Tim Coats (pictured), from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, has highlighted the need to rethink the organisation and training in the treatment of major trauma incidents.

• Focus on assessment

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/05/27/focus-on-learning-teaching-and-assessment/

  Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 27, 2016 The Leicester Learning Institute (LLI) hosted what proved to be a lively and engaging ‘Focus on’ event, from Tuesday 12 to Thursday 14 April.