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Government funding for National Space Park development announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/government-funding-for-universitys-national-space-park-development-announced
The University-led National Space Park has been allocated £12.87 million in funding as part of the Government's Midlands Engine Strategy. The Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) has been allocated £25.
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New approach to coronavirus testing could curb spread of virus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/28-coronavirus-masks
Coronavirus masks man in white coat in a lab holding a mask|A new approach to testing for coronavirus (COVID19) is to be trialled by researchers here at the University of Leicester, which could determine whether a person is infectious or not – even before symptoms are present.
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Documenting Hate News Index launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/29/documenting-hate-news-index-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 29, 2017 Propublica in association with Google News Lab and a data visualization studio called Pitch Interactive has launched a site about hate crimes and bias incidents in the USA.
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What does Warren Buffet think?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/18/what-does-warren-buffet-think/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 18, 2018 Find out in this free online video library released by CNBC . T he Warren Buffett Archive is an enormous online collection covering business, investing, money and lessons in life.
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Female Genital Mutilation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/02/08/female-genital-mutilation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 8, 2019 International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation was 6th February Key resources for researching related topics include: A report published by the UN in July 2018 the...
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USA Presidential debates new resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/11/usa-presidential-debates-new-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 11, 2016 Following on from last week’s list of resources . Here are some more new discoveries.
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What young people think and feel
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/10/what-do-young-people-think-and-feel/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2017 A fascinating worldwide survey from the Varkey Foundation which surveyed over 20,000 young people (born 1995-2001) in 20 countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China,...
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Language of Peace Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/10/language-of-peace-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2017 The Legal Tools for Peacemaking Project at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge, in collaboration with the Mediation Support Unit in the UN...
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Where does the UK rank on Digital Development?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/where-does-the-uk-rank-on-digital-development/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Download the Digital index from Barclays to find out more.
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Living Home Standard launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/21/living-home-standard-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 21, 2016 Shelter in conjunction with user research from IPSO Mori has launched a new Living Home Standard based on 42 criteria which members of the public feel should be used to assess housing...