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Black Lives Matter
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/about/black-lives-matter
Academics in the Centre for American Studies have put together a list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Scientists home in on a potential Anthropocene Golden Spike in new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/scientists-home-in-on-a-potential-anthropocene-2018golden-spike2019-in-new-research
The international working group, which includes geologists Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters, from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment and archaeologist Matt Edgeworth has, since 2009, been analysing the case for formalisation of the...
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Parentview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/24/parentview/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 24, 2011 Parentview http://parentview.ofsted.gov.uk/ A new citizen focused initiative launched by the UK Ofsted body which is giving parents the right to comment on their child’s school.
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Botanic Garden Festival
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-festival
The Botanic Garden will be alive with music, workshops, talks, arts and crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, food stalls and more this August.
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Creative Summer season announced at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/attenborough-arts-centre
Create your summer of culture and creativity with Attenborough Arts Centre’s new season, which features a range of inspiring exhibitions, performances, artist-led Creative Courses and events.
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Leicester academic leads study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/when-should-blood-transfusions-be-given-after-cardiac-surgery
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured), British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester is the lead author of a new study that has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a...
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Sports centre to raise money for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sports-centre-to-raise-money-for-charity
On Friday 18 March, the Danielle Brown Sports Centre will be hosting a jam-packed charity event to raise money for Sports Relief.
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African American Members of the U.S.Congress, 1870-2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/african-american-members-of-the-u-s-congress-1870-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 The latest Congressional research service report now has updated data. It incudes total numbers, data on each congress and party affiliations.
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Oral history: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/oral-history-womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Oral Histories is part of the ‘These Dangerous Women’ community heritage project.
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Bestselling author Kate Summerscale to give lecture on Detecting Victorian Crime at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/bestselling-author-kate-summerscale-to-give-lecture-on-2018detecting-victorian-crime2019-at-leicester
Author of the bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale will give the annual Victorian Studies Centre lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 December.