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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/110/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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The Alice Hawkins Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/09/05/the-alice-hawkins-collection/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on September 5, 2025 By Iona Kerstin Volynets 6 September 2025 From July 2009 to June 2010, a team of devoted volunteers at the LeicestHERday Trust gathered 150 interviews of prominent women from Leicestershire.
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Graduate Toolkit
https://le.ac.uk/career-development-service
The University of Leicester offers graduates a comprehensive award-winning careers and employability service.
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Leicester ranked in top 1 in the world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-ranked-in-top-1-in-the-world
Our University has been ranked among the top 1% of universities in the world and in the top 20 universities in the UK by a global league table of higher education institutions.
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Black Women Radicals Database
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/01/black-women-radicals-database/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 1, 2024 Biographies of women activists from Africa and the African diaspora. The database is constantly updated and is free for educational use.
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NewseumED.org
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/newseumed-org/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 US newspaper front pages from events of historical and educational significance, from 9/11 to the Women’s March and School Walkout to firsts in politics.
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Leicester leads programme to raise aspirations for disadvantaged young people in the region
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-leads-programme-to-raise-aspirations-for-disadvantaged-young-people-in-the-region
Our University is leading a programme that aims to raise the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in targeted neighbourhoods in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Leicester universities’ funding success for local improvement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/local-acceleration-fund
The University of Leicester and De Montfort University have been awarded £171,000 for an innovative project working in partnerships with local groups to gain insight and improve services in core areas including education, health, and environmental sustainability.
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Influencer culture in the Digital Age
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/12/01/influencer-culture-in-the-digital-age/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2023 Influencer culture in the Digital Age is an educational toolkit developed by Dr Robyn Muir and Dr Emily Setty, researchers at the University of Surrey, to help young women, educators...
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Innovation and Reform: Specialist Module
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ed7317
Module code: ED7317 (double module) Building on the first module, this module focuses on researching innovation and reform. You will develop, carry out and report on a joint research project to act as a bridge towards your dissertation work.