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                    Report on the World Social Situation digitisedhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/08/report-on-the-world-social-situation-digitised/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2019 The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has recently digitised back runs of the Report on the World Social Situation (RWSS) published between 1952 to 1993. 
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                    International Equal Pay Dayhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/international-equal-pay-day/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 18th September is designated International Equal pay day Some key documents are: Human Rights Council resolution on Equal Pay (2019) ILO Centenary... 
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                    Neotropical Rainforestshttps://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3306 Module code: GY3306 This module provides you with a unique insight into the neotropical rainforest biome. It incorporates a component of fieldwork on tropical ecology, but also examines theoretical aspects. 
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                    New insights into ‘glue’ for DNAhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-insights-into-2018glue2019-for-dna New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA 1400|Leicester scientist involved in discovery of how a component of the cohesin ring binds DNA. 
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                    Vulnerable regions in West Africa identified through space technologyhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/vulnerable-regions-in-west-africa-identified-through-space-technology A group of international researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter (pictured) from the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research has used space satellite technology to identify regions of West Africa which are vulnerable to the effects of land degradation... 
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                    Study provides insight into zincs important role in heartbeat regulationhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/study-provides-insight-into-zincs-important-role-in-heartbeat-regulation Leicester researchers have been involved in a study with University of St Andrews examining the role zinc plays in regulating heartbeat. 
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                    Invisible Hands, and the Market as Storytellinghttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/10/23/invisible-hands-and-the-market-as-storytelling/ Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on October 23, 2017 Valerie Hamilton, co-author of Daniel Defoe and the Bank of England with Martin Parker from ULSB muses on the way in which Adam Smith and subsequent economists have used the famous metaphor of an... 
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                    Leicester to lead Royal Astronomical Society livestream of Uranushttps://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/uranus-live Astronomers and planetary scientists from the University of Leicester are to lead dedicated livestream observations of Uranus in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) to bring live imagery of the planet to the public in the UK and around the world. 
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                    Archaeological detectives discover secret square beneath worldfamous Avebury stone circlehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/archaeological-detectives-discover-2018secret-square2019-beneath-world-famous-avebury-stone-circle Archaeologists have found a striking and apparently unique square monument beneath the world famous Avebury stone circle in Wiltshire. 
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                    Alec Jeffreys Forensic Genomics Unithttps://le.ac.uk/forensic-science/alec-jeffreys-forensic-genomics-unit Find out more about the Alec Jeffreys Genomics Unit at the University of Leicester.