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Teacher and Adviser Conference 2026 – what’s on
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/teachers/teacher-adviser-conference/whats-on
View the programme for the Teacher and Advisor conference, taking place at the University of Leicester.
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Our 100: A people’s history of the University
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100
As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, we want your help to showcase ‘Our 100’ – 100 things that define our past, present, and future.
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Oral history: Women’s Liberation Movement
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/oral-history-womens-liberation-movement/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 Recordings of 14 interviews done to mark the 50th anniversary of Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) in 2020.
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Spaceport voyage inspires University of Leicester’s ‘galactic scholars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/virgin-galactic-scholarships
University of Leicester physics students travel to Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic in New Mexico supported by a Galactic Unite Scholarship, where they met Virgin Galactic staff and gained insights into the world of commercial spaceflight.
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$100 Million Women: Hollywood’s Women Directors
https://le.ac.uk/arts/research/100-million-women
Dr Claire Jenkins’ project $100 Million Women explores the careers of women directors working in Hollywood who have made over $100 million at the American domestic box office with a single film.
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Women’s rights in the Arab world
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/womens-rights-in-the-arab-world/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 Women’s rights in the Arab world. Thomson Reuters Foundation has published its third annual poll of gender experts, focusing on women’s rights in Arab League states.
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Leicester research aims to tackle overheating in children’s hospital wards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/leicester-research-overheating-childrens-hospital-wards
The University of Leicester is part of a study which aims to reduce the health risks posed by children’s hospital wards heating up due to climate change.
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Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/05/5396/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2024 Playlist of Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes , in which Ian explores British history and culture by considering the national sense of humour.
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The Children’s Art Gallery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/13/the-childrens-art-gallery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2024 The Children’s Art Gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, displays and sells art by children from low-income families. Other galleries have recently opened in Ghana and Zimbabwe.
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University of Leicester celebrates School of Education’s 75th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/education
University of Leicester’s School of Education has hit a landmark anniversary, celebrating its 75th year. The School was founded in 1946, welcoming its first group of 19 students, most of whom were ex-military personnel.