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Scrapbook exhibition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/03/scrapbook-exhibition/
Posted by csampson in Library Special Collections on October 3, 2016 The latest exhibition in the Special Collections programme is on the theme of scrapbooks.
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Holocaust Memorial Day, Holocaust denial and museums
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2019/01/27/holocaust-memorial-day-holocaust-denial-and-museums/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on January 27, 2019 The camp gate at Buchenwald. Photo: Guido Radig [CC BY 3.
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Joe Orton: Behind the playwright
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/09/joe-orton-behind-the-playwright/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on August 9, 2017 The 9 th August 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester born playwright Joe Orton The past few years have seen heightened interest in Joe Orton’s literary career and personal...
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“We must celebrate”: England’s World Cup win 50 years on
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/07/29/we-must-celebrate-englands-world-cup-win-50-years-on/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on July 29, 2016 On 30 July 1966 England won the World Cup.
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International Education (with specialist routes) MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/international-education-ma/2026
This is for you if... you want to enhance your understanding of contemporary issues in primary, secondary and post-compulsory education in international contexts.
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Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/corals-pinpoint-deforestation-borneo
University of Leicester scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in environmental data on deforestation impacting coastal ecosystems
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The Sense of Touch for Archaeological Knowing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/03/20/the-sense-of-touch-for-archaeological-knowing/
Posted by kpijpers in School of Business Blog on March 20, 2018 In this post, Dr Kevin Pijpers discusses his recently completed doctoral research on how archaeologists use their senses, in particular their sense of touch and the relationship between archaeological...
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Ethnic minority and poorer children more likely to die in intensive care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/ethnic-minority-death-children-intensive-care-leicester
Children from ethnic minority backgrounds and those living in areas with higher levels of child poverty are more likely to die in intensive care than White children and those from the least deprived areas, new study by University of Leicester researchers shows
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Systematic Review Search Strategies
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/systematic-reviews/search-strategies
Systematic review search strategies are often more complex than search strategies you may have used in the past. They can run to hundreds of lines long, depending on the research topic, as you will need to take into account all the synonyms and variant spellings for your topic.
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Evading a flogging by the Whipping Toms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/02/27/evading-a-flogging-by-the-whipping-toms/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on February 27, 2017 Prior to 1846, Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and was therefore the occasion for an outburst of eating,...