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• Was the Force behind Leicester's football success? Students explore the secrets of Yoda's Force power

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/was-the-force-behind-leicester2019s-football-success-students-explore-the-secrets-of-yoda2019s-force-power

  For many fans around the world May 4th is Star Wars Day, playing on the popular phrase ‘May the Force Be With You’ uttered by many characters in the films including Luke Skywalker’s mentor, Yoda.

• Andrew Dunn: Page 47

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/47/

  Academic Librarian.

• Lesbian Herstory Archives

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/07/13/lesbian-herstory-archives/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2021 Lesbian Herstory Archives: https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/ “The Lesbian Herstory Archives exists to gather, preserve and provide access to records of Lesbian lives and activities.

• Peace

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/02/peace/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2012 The Peace Accords Matrix from the  Kroc Institute of International peace studies. http://peaceaccords.nd.

• 22,000 children aged 10 and 11 are obese

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/22000-children-aged-10-and-11-are-obese/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 …according to the latest report from the Local Government Association. The House of Commons also released the report: House of Commons Health Committee Childhood obesity: Time for action.

• Olympics poet honoured with award from the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/lemn-sissay

  The official poet for the London 2012 Olympic Games has been recognised with an honorary degree from the University of Leicester.

• Time and Tide: Connections and Legacies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/13/time-and-tide-connections-and-legacies/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2020 A resource created  to commemorate the centenary of this key magazine which is crucial for understanding the development of feminism and women’s rights in the UK.

• 29th May: UN International Day of Peacekeepers

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/29th-may-un-international-day-of-peacekeepers/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 29th May is UN International Day of Peacekeepers . On the 70th anniversary view a list of those who died in 2017 and explore other free resources.

• Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells

  A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains. This breakthrough, published today in the journal Cell, offers an explanation for what makes Homo sapiens so vastly different from even our nearest relatives.

• Andrew Dunn: Page 107

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/107/

  Academic Librarian.