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Conference to examine the complex history of immigration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/conference-to-examine-immigrations-complex-history
Immigration, its causes and its consequences, may be a contentious topic in the 21st century, but it is by no means a new phenomenon.
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Playlist for Black History Month
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/14/playlist-for-black-history-month/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 14, 2021 From Box of Broadcasts, a playlist of programmes on the experiences of people in colour in the UK and beyond. Available to all University students and staff situated in the UK.
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Launching ‘Black History Month’ Newsletters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/launching-black-history-month-newsletters/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 The Postgraduate Team have launched a new series of Black History Month newsletters for the School of Physics and Astronomy. Emma Thomas explains the inspirations behind this effort.
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Women like that: lesbian and gay history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/26/women-like-that-lesbian-and-gay-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2013 Jane Traies, who is based at the University of Surrey, is pioneering research on the lives of older lesbians in the UK.
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Online sources for Leicestershire history
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/historical-research/leicestershire-history
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. Read our list of other websites for exploring the history of Leicestershire’s towns and villages.
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Departmental prizes
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/departmental-prizes
English at Leicester offers a range of prizes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, recognising their academic achievements.
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Art under attack 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/art-under-attack-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2016 . The annual report b y Freemuse based on 78 countries recorded 1,028 attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2016.
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New research on the Caribbeans largest concentration of indigenous preColumbian rock art
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/artists-before-columbus-new-research-on-the-caribbean2019s-largest-concentration-of-indigenous-pre-columbian-rock-art
New research by academics from our university and the British Museum working with colleagues from the British Geological Survey and Cambridge University outlines the science behind the largest concentration of indigenous pre-Columbian rock art in the Caribbean.
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Operating Department Practice Apprenticeship
https://le.ac.uk/courses/operating-department-practice-apprenticeship/2025
ODPs play a crucial role in a patient’s care – working alongside nurses, doctors and anaesthetists from the lead up to surgery right through to recovery. This apprenticeship degree covers all aspects of the job, setting you up for a career in the profession.
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.