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• Raising a Glass to the English Wine Industry: Why we will be cracking open the English Fizz this Chr

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/12/23/raising-a-glass-to-the-english-wine-industry-why-we-will-be-cracking-open-the-english-fizz-this-christmas/

  Posted by Sarah Robinson in School of Business Blog on December 23, 2014 Senior Lecturers in Organisation Studies, Sarah Robinson and Elke Weik , get us in the seasonal spirit: Cheers! We are both wine lovers and organisational researchers, curious about the factors...

• University of Leicester academic takes leading role in major new exhibition on Anglo-Saxon England

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/anglo-saxon-exhibition

  Anglo-Saxon exhibition King Edgar’s Charter for the New Minster, Winchester – British Library, Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII ff.

• Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry

  Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.

• Resource guide for China Studies

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/04/resource-guide-for-china-studies/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 4, 2024 Resource guide for China Studies Recently launched by American Council of Learned Societies this guide highlights free academic databases covering all aspects of the study of China.

• A Week in the World of Waugh

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/07/18/a-week-in-the-world-of-waugh/

  Posted by isabellacaldwell in Waugh and Words on July 18, 2014 David Wilson Library When journeying to Leicester on Monday morning, I was somewhat daunted by the prospect of the future week, a week where I would be experiencing the working life of the research associates...

• International Energy Agency (IEA) databases

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/24/international-energy-agency-iea-databases/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2019 The UK Data Service provides access to the International Energy Agency (IEA) databases to UK Further and Higher Education institutions.

• 200 paintings for 200 years

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/28/200-paintings-for-200-years/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 28, 2025 A chronological catalogue of in-depth reference cards for 200 of the most famous resources.

• The human legacy of American troops in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-human-legacy-of-american-troops-in-leicester

  The story of American soldiers in Leicester during World War Two is well known, as are the many wartime romances and the story of GI brides who married Americans and left the city at the end of the war.

• Young entrepreneurs in the making reach final of national enterprise skills competition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/young-entrepreneurs-in-the-making-reach-final-of-national-business-competition

  Two University of Leicester teams were coached by the Doctoral College to take part in the recent highly prestigious Young Entrepreneur Scheme (YES) heats, with one team lined up to take part in the national finals.

• The Book Group

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2021/02/24/the-book-group/

  Posted by Emma Parker in School of English Blog on February 24, 2021 The Book Group was launched in October 2020 as a way to bring English students and staff together online during the lockdown necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic.