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Protesting against the Vietnam War in October 1965
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/05/protesting-against-the-vietnam-war-in-october-1965/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on October 5, 2015 Fifty years ago, in October 1965, mass demonstrations against the Vietnam War took place in the US and pacifist David J.
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EXILE at Kingston Lacy
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/exile-at-kingston-lacy
EXILE installation at Kingston Lacy. Credit: National Trust / RCMG / University of Leicester. Image Credit: National Trust images / Steven Haywood. EXILE is a research-led collaboration between RCMG and the National Trust at Kingston Lacy.
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University of Leicester Academic staff blogs home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/
Academic and Staff blogs written by current University of Leicester research, teaching and support staff. See what makes this Top 20 university a leader in innovative, world-changing research and inspirational passionate teaching.
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Gender pay gap at the BBC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/gender-pay-gap-at-the-bbc/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 https://www.theguardian.com/media/2018/jan/08/carrie-gracie-letter-in-full The BBC’s China editor resigned this week over pay inequality.
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island: The Prison That Never Was, by Sarah Longair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/23/zanzibars-prison-island-the-prison-that-never-was-by-sarah-longair/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 23, 2014 My initial research on peculiar history of Zanzibar’s so-called Prison Island as part of the Carceral Archipelago project began last year delving into the records in the National Archives and the...
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Mapping the City with Electric Paint
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/12/12/mapping-the-city-with-electric-paint/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on December 12, 2022 In 2019 I attended an Oral History Society networker event at the British Library and was impressed with work that the Library had done with students from the Royal College of Art School of Communication .
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Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt. 2)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/04/08/keep-calm-and-scroll-on-pt-2/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 8, 2020 Although we can’t meet physically, the Archives & Special Collections team have enjoyed catching up virtually in our new work stations.
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Computer Science MComp
https://le.ac.uk/courses/computer-science-mcomp/2026
As a BSc graduate, your job prospects are solid. But you’re also up against stiff competition. In this MComp degree, you’ll advance your studies to the point where you can enter the industry at a senior level.
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Cataloguing photos relating to World War Two and Leicester – A work in progress
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/08/14/cataloguing-photos-relating-to-world-war-two-and-leicester-a-work-in-progress/
Posted by Karin Li in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2023 The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) and The University of Leicester Special Collections have launched a new project, ‘Sounds for the Future’.
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Battlefield feeling changing perceptions of masculinity in war
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/2018battlefield-feeling2019-changes-perceptions-of-masculinity-in-war
A new project led by Dr Holly Furneaux from the School of English will shake up traditional views of masculinity on the battlefield by exploring the heroism of the English ‘Boy Captain’ Audley Lempriere, who gave his life fighting during the Crimean War.