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Project to help refugees asylum seekers and other marginalised communities represent their experiences through games
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/project-to-help-refugees-asylum-seekers-and-other-marginalised-communities-represent-their-experiences-through-games
New research led by Dr Alison Harvey (pictured) from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology will help refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised groups in society to voice their experiences and stories of migration in Europe - through...
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Digitised Olympic games resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/16/digitised-olympic-games-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2022 IOC’s Olympic Studies Centre is finishing the process of digitising all the publications of the Organising Committees (OCOGs) of past Olympic Games hosted in France.
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Victorian games and 19th century school life showcased at new exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/victorian-games-and-19th-century-school-life-showcased-at-new-exhibition
A new exhibition exploring the lives of Victorian schoolchildren – including the games that they played and their classroom experiences – is on display at our University in the Library's Special Collections until 7 July.
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Christmas comes earlier every year!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/17/christmas-comes-earlier-every-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2014 The Royal Statistical Society recently published an essay based on Internet search terms which found that in 2007 people started thinking about Xmas in November however last...
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Leicester alumnus Nick won’t rule out third Paralympic Games dream
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/paralympics
University of Leicester alumnus Nick Cummins MBE hasn’t ruled out competing for Team GB for a third Paralympic Games following a tough end to Paris 2024.
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Expert comment Has the Olympic Games caught up with the modern world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-comment-has-the-olympic-games-caught-up-with-the-modern-world
Despite greater representation of women in the Rio Olympics than in previous years, anachronisms and gender divisions still remain, according to John Williams from the Department of Sociology.
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Urban Gems/Happiness
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/28/urban-gemshappiness/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 28, 2012 http://urbangems.org/ A new academic project that aims to crowd source what citizens like about cities and what makes them happy.
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BBCs Countryfile comes to University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/bbcs-countryfile-comes-to-university-of-leicester
The BBC’s programme dedicated to rural and agriculture issues, Countryfile, will be making a visit to the University of Leicester this week.
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Strictly Comes to Leicester for Rugby World Cup
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/strictly-comes-to-leicester-for-rugby-world-cup
Leicester-based dancers are invited to attend a free two-day dance workshop with BBC Strictly Come Dancing professional dancer Camilla Dallerup to celebrate the Rugby World Cup.
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British HinduPunjabi artists exhibition comes to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/british-hindu-punjabi-artist2019s-exhibition-comes-to-leicester
Internationally established London-based artist Chila Kumari Burman will be exhibiting her recent works at Embrace Arts, the University of Leicester’s arts centre.