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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Leicester students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/rudolph-redshift
Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose. But just how fast would he need to travel for his nose to shine its famous scarlet colour? Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer.
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Film highlights Leicester’s major role in uncovering space’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/space-legacy-video
Space Park Leicester has released an updated version of its compelling short film ‘Leicester’s journey through space’ which tracks the city’s evolution as an internationally recognised space hub from the 1960s through to the present day.
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Gender dynamics within the UN Security Council
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/gender-dynamics-within-the-un-security-council/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library has completed a project to provide statistical data on the gender composition of the UN Security Council from 1946 onward.
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Feminism in the School curriculum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/feminism-in-the-school-curriculum/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 This week MPs discussed the proposal for feminism to be dropped from the A Level politics curriculum. See the draft curriculum from 2015.
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Is the Treasury being Economic with the truth about Brexit?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/is-the-treasury-being-economic-with-the-truth-about-brexit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Recently the UK government claimed that a possible UK exit from Europe would have an immediate economic impact.
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New United Nations app
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/new-united-nations-app/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 UNU Jargon Buster glossary app for smartphones has about 450 A-Z entries. Find out what the many UN abbreviations mean including those of programmes and organisations.
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Celebrating LGBT History month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/celebrating-lgbt-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 February is LGBT History month http://lgbthistorymonth.org.uk/ Take a look at the Gay t-Shirt archive! Wearing Gay History a digital archive of American LGBT t-shirts.