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  • Leicester astronomer leads study of observations of Jupiter in the far-infrared

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-astronomer-leads-study-of-observations-of-jupiter

    Dr Leigh Fletcher from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has lead a team that has produced far-infrared maps of Jupiter for the first time since the twin Voyager spacecraft missions in 1979 using NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, SOFIA.

  • Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.

  • Ruth First papers

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/ruth-first-papers/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 This Digital archive was  funded by the School of Advanced Study to put online the papers of South African anti-apartheid activist Ruth First who was assassinated in 1982.

  • Can social media predict election results?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/26/can-social-media-predict-election-results/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2015 A recent SSRN paper from Cardiff University developed a model using Twitter and considers how it could be applied to the UK 2015 general election.

  • Syria digital security monitoring project

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/syria-digital-security-monitoring-project/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 http://syria.secdev.com/   Maintained by the SecDev Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit organization. It aims to provide tools to encourage digital openness in Syria.

  • Europeana story dice

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/story-dice/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 Europeana is a cultural heritage site containing images and ephemera from Europe’s major libraries and cultural institutions. Its fun story dice kit can be downloaded and used in teaching.

  • Waugh and the Oliviers – University of Leicester

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/03/09/waugh-and-the-oliviers/

    The unrealised Olivier film adaptation of Waugh's novella The Loved One.

  • Announcing the 2019 Yearbook

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2019/12/30/announcing-the-2019-yearbook/

    Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 December 2019 The last twelve months have been an incredibly busy period for the School of Physics and Astronomy, and we have been collecting all our stories and achievements together into an online news blog.

  • Seditious works in Special Collections: the case of William Prynne (1600-1669)

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/10/10/seditious-works-in-special-collections-the-case-of-william-prynne-1600-1669/

    Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 10, 2014 Engraved portrait of William Prynne, published in 1811.

  • Just 2% of school students can critically assess information found online

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/11/15/just-2-of-school-students-can-critically-assess-information-found-online/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2019 Latest findings from The second cycle of IEA’s International Computer and Information Literacy Study.

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