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Attenborough Arts Centre Presents: Next Gen. Creatives ‘Natural Instincts’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/next-gen-creatives
Read more about Attenborough Arts Centre's new exhibition, Next Gen. Creatives: Natural Instincts.
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Leicester scholars co-host international workshop to tackle SDGs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/metals-workshop-sdgs
Following a welcome from Professor Philip Baker, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Leicester, attendees also had the opportunity to network with international colleagues as part of a UK-China bilateral early career forum.
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COP26: First public event to be held at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-conversations
Space Park Leicester is set to host the first in a series of public events highlighting Leicester’s role ahead of the UN’s Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow.
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Leicester Cultural Quarter’s post-industrial past to be explored
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/02/07/leicester-cultural-quarters-post-industrial-past-to-be-explored/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on February 7, 2014 Talented writers will be able to tell the untold stories of the post-industrial past of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, thanks to a new project from the School of English.
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Leicester Vice-Chancellor responds to Sutton Trust’s Elitist Britain report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/leicester-vice-chancellor-sutton-trust-elitist-britain-report
A report published this week explored the educational backgrounds of leading figures across the world of politics, media, business, charity, sport, creative and public sectors.
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Poverty in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/poverty-in-the-uk-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 4.5 million people are more than 50% below the poverty line, and 7 million people are living in persistent poverty in the UK.
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The UK’s humanitarian aid cuts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/the-uks-humanitarian-aid-cuts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 There have been proposed cuts to the UK aid budget. For some background and reactions to the proposed cuts see these useful resources: The 0.
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Wellbeing in London data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/12/wellbeing-in-london-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2024 Wellbeing in London data London’s first Wellbeing and Sustainability Measure has been developed by the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) City Intelligence.
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Violence against women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 Violence against Women in the UK According to a recent survey conducted by the European Union’s Agency for Fundamental Rights which was published this week, the UK is ranked...
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Are you addicted to your smartphone?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/07/are-you-addicted-to-your-smartphone/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 7, 2015 According to the latest Ofcom communications market report more people use smartphones than laptops. 33% regard it as their most used device for going online rather than a laptop.