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Statement from the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/pre-change-engagement
Today, the University of Leicester wrote to all colleagues to confirm that 145 roles have been placed at risk of redundancy, with a potential net reduction of circa 60 posts.
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The Dickens Code: Enduring mystery of Dickens shorthand letter solved with crowd-sourced research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dickens-code-tavistock-letter
The idea that the Tavistock letter was an appeal by Dickens to someone to intervene over a rejected, but legal, advertisement took the researchers back to New York’s Morgan Library & Museum, which holds a manuscript of a letter to Dickens dated 9 May 1859 from Mowbray...
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Senate regulation 11: Regulations governing student conduct and discipline: Introduction (11.1-11.53)
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-11/intro
Read Senate regulation 11: Regulations governing student conduct and discipline: Introduction (11.1-11.53)
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Supporting student learning: the limits of genericism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/12/05/supporting-student-learning-the-limits-of-genericism/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 5, 2017 ‘Learning in higher education involves adapting to new ways of knowing: new ways of understanding, interpreting and organising knowledge.
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The rocking horse: a classic object of childhood?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/rocking-horse
Read the article "The rocking horse: a classic object of childhood?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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£2.6 million to create new approach to care for the under 40s with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/m3-diabetes
Funding for a five-year project, that aims to develop a new type of care package that addresses gaps in support for people under 40 living with type 2 diabetes, has been awarded to a research team in Leicester. The £2.
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Henry Wellcome Building
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/henry-wellcome-building
The Henry Wellcome Building is one of the most modern buildings on campus. Opened in 2006, the £22.5 million building was designed by Fairhurst Design group and is home to two of John Syndey Carter's incredible sculptures 'Atomica' and 'Vortex'.
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Laser tag puppy room and inflatable assault course return to campus to help destress students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/laser-tag-puppies-and-inflatable-assault-return-to-help-de-stress-students
Our Students’ Union has organised another jam-packed programme of events designed to alleviate student stress during the exam period which runs from 3 – 31 May 2017.
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Six Day War Declassified Files.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/six-day-war-declassified-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 The Israel State Archives has released a number of key documents on the Six Day War also known as the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, which was fought between June 5 and...
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New paper on metal recovery from solar cells using DESs
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/new-paper-on-metal-recovery-from-solar-cells
Solar cells are a key technology for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. To achieve net-zero emission targets, a significant increase in solar energy production is needed.