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Thinking sociologically about the history of convicts and penal colonies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/25/thinking-sociologically-about-the-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on February 25, 2016 In the early 1990s I had the privilege of studying with David Garland, then teaching and researching in Edinburgh University’s Law School.
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Laser tag puppy room and inflatable assault course return to campus to help destress students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/laser-tag-puppies-and-inflatable-assault-return-to-help-de-stress-students
Our Students’ Union has organised another jam-packed programme of events designed to alleviate student stress during the exam period which runs from 3 – 31 May 2017.
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Academic encounters? International Relations Studies and the “Carceral Archipelago” project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/03/02/academic-encounters-international-relations-studies-and-the-carceral-archipelago-project/
Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on March 2, 2017 My recent appointment as lecturer at the History Department of the Utrecht University has brought me in close contact with the bourgeoning field of International Relations (IR) studies.
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The Leicester Weekend University welcomes public to its biggest reunion yet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-leicester-weekend-university-welcomes-public-to-its-biggest-reunion-yet
We are inviting staff, students, alumni, family and friends and the local community to celebrate our biggest reunion to date – ‘The Leicester Weekend 2016’.
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Mary Gee (1875-1962)
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/mary-gee
Mary Gee was the daughter of an Archdeacon and her family were highly successful academics and sportsmen.
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Daniel Defoe co-wrote the Bank of England
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/02/03/daniel-defoe-co-wrote-the-bank-of-england/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on February 3, 2016 Professor of Organisation and Culture at the School, Martin Parker , has just published a new book which provocatively blurs the lines between economic facts and literary fictions Why is a novel like an...
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/37/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals
Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust their movement behaviour based on cues within their environment.
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Card play and art reveals children’s views of surrogacy for first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/children-voices-surrogacy
Children born from or with experience of surrogacy were asked for their views in a study led by University of Leicester that marks the first time children’s voices will be included in surrogacy law reform.
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Activist Museum Awards 2024 winners announced by Research Centre for Museums and Galleries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/activist-museum-2024
Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) has announced the winners of the prestigious Activist Museum Award 2024.