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A first-hand account of the Great Fire of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/28/a-first-hand-account-of-the-great-fire-of-london/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 28, 2015 Engraved portrait of John Evelyn by Nanteuil, for which Evelyn sat on 13 June 1650, while visiting Paris. From the Fairclough Collection, EP36, Box 2, p. 245.
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Margaret Maclean: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/mm219/page/3/
Library Assistant, Rare Books and Archives in the University Library
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Don’t panic, Mary Berry’s Bakewell tart recipe is safe!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/19/dont-panic-mary-berrys-bakewell-tart-recipe-is-safe/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 19, 2016 University of Leicester Homepage, 13 June 1997 (source: Wayback Machine) It is almost impossible to conduct academic research today without at some stage needing to access information on the internet.
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Discovering Collections Discovering Communities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/15/discovering-collections-discovering-communities/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 15, 2015 This week I attended the Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities conference in the impressive Lowry Centre at Salford Quays.
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Who owned the Wicked Bible?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/23/who-owned-the-wicked-bible/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 23, 2015 It’s been reported in the news this week that a copy of the so called “Wicked Bible” is to be auctioned at Bonhams in November.
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Margaret Maclean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/mm219/
Library Assistant, Rare Books and Archives in the University Library
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Library Special Collections: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 11
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/page/11/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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The effect of place and space: Understanding everyday participation
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/research/case-studies/place-space
Read more about the research conducted by Dr Varina Delrieu and Dr Lisanne Gibson into the effect of place and space.
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University Head of School selected as member of Blue Plaques Panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/tilly-blyth-blue-plaque-panel
University of Leicester’s Head of Museum Studies has been announced as one of the newest members of English Heritage’s Blue Plaques Panel. Professor Tilly Blyth is one of four industry experts selected to help decide the newest additions to London’s blue plaque scheme.
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New targeted oral treatments for severe asthma to be studied
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/18-targeted-oral-treatments-for-severe-asthma
A £2.68 million study to investigate the effective use of antibiotics to treat certain types of severe asthma is being spearheaded by researchers in Leicester.