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• Black History in 100 Objects

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/11/04/black-history-in-100-objects/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2022 Oxfam GB | Black History in 100 Objects   Oxfam is crowdsourcing a collection of 100 objects that express everyday Black history in the UK.

• Black Britain on Film Collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/18/black-britain-on-film-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2019 Free via the BFI player this collection of films celebrates the Black presence in Britain.

• Award-winning Irchester Field School brings Roman history to life for local community 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/heritage-hub-irchester-field-school-mj-award

  A University of Leicester partnership with North Northamptonshire Council has won an MJ Award.

• Disability arts online

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/19/disability-arts-online/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2022 Disability arts online , led by disabled UK artists, includes advice and support for  disabled artists as well as listings, reviews, news relating to the arts and accessibility to...

• The people in the film

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life/people

  The film shows Dr Astley Clarke and Lily McCurdy walking the same path a century apart. The film features students, alumni and staff playing the roles in the film.

• Women and art in London

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/women-and-art-in-london/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 A project undertaken by Jeremy Smith and Charlotte Hopkins at The London Archives has revealed new information on women artists and publishers in practising in London during 1600s – 1800s.

• Attenborough Arts Centre launches exciting Spring programme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/aac-spring

  In Gallery 2 from 7 February to 6 April, artist Sabrina Tirvengadum will exhibit a range of her work which delves into the complexities of her Mauritian family history, deeply influenced by the legacies of colonialism.

• Freedom to Marry, Oral History Collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/freedom-to-marry-oral-history-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 Free access to this important collection from the University  of California Berkeley The Bancroft Library’s Oral History Center .

• History and campus

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history

  See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.

• New project explores art and DNA at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-explores-art-and-dna-at-leicester

  Leicester-based artists Ruth Singer and Gillian McFarland have begun working with Dr Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology, on a project which explores creative and visual responses to DNA research.