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• Gigantic Jurassic pterosaur fossil unearthed in Oxfordshire

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/gigantic-pterosaur

  University of Leicester researcher involved in study of one of the largest pterosaurs of the Jurassic era

• Mapping vanished Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/01/06/mapping-vanished-leicester/

  More than 1000 photographs of streets and individual buildings in Leicester demolished between 1955 to 1975, mainly as a result of the postwar slum clearance programme, but also in connection with other developments.

• New study considers whether age affects your experiences on an undergraduate degree

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-study-considers-whether-age-affects-your-experiences-on-an-undergraduate-degree

  With significant numbers of students entering Higher Education over the age of 21, a University of Leicester project examines whether age is just a number for undergraduate students.

• Are corporate crimes serious?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/are-corporate-crimes-serious/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 Yes according to a new report Redefining criminality published by the Centre for Crime and Justice Studies which considers public attitudes to corporate and individual offending.

• How reading increases your life expectancy by 26 years!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/how-reading-increases-your-life-expectancy-by-26-years/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 World Book day was celebrated on Thursday What are the benefits of reading?  The Reading Agency quotes a number of studies on economic, health and well-being and educational impacts...

• Trident

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/22/trident/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 22, 2016 The UK Parliament has voted to renew Trident Get some background on the history of this decision, its context in British foreign policy and implications by downloading the excellent...

• Changing viewing habits – binge viewing

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/10/changing-viewing-habits-binge-viewing/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 10, 2017 Are we a nation of binge viewers?  Yes according to the latest annual Communication Markets report released by Ofcom this week.

• Stop and Search

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/31/stop-and-search/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2013 A new report – a joint project by StopWatch and the Open Society Justice Initiative with the support of the Runnymede trust includes case studies of the harm done to individuals and...

• The UK and Migration

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/the-uk-and-migration/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 Impacts of Migration on UK Native Employment: An Analytical Review of the Evidence The Home Office finally released this week the controversial report by Ciaran Devlin and Olivia...

• New resources on women’s suffrage

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/14/new-resources-on-womens-suffrage/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 14, 2018 A new teaching resource Endell Street – Women’s Military Hospital Project , focuses on the changing role of women from the 1900s to 1920, with a particular emphasis on women’s...