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Changing face of journalism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/19/changing-face-of-journalism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 19, 2016 The Independent newspaper will be ceasing printed publication. A useful article on the conversation blog by a journalist involved in its early years sets the demise in context.
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Why study presessional at Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/why-leicester
Get more information on why studying on the Presessional Programme at Leicester may be for you.
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Additional responsibilities of international students studying on campus
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/additional-responsibilities-of-international-students
If you are an international student you have additional responsibilities. You must: Have a valid visa. You will provide this to us at central registration at the beginning of each academic year.
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Election 2015: TV debates
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/20/election-2015-tv-debates/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 20, 2015 Democratic reflection App The Election Debate Visualisation (EDV) project a collaboration between The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) at The Open University and the University of...
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Emoji is the fastest growing language
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode and the launch of Emoj.li.
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Human Trafficking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/human-trafficking-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 30th July was World Day Against Trafficking in Persons . The official UN website provides background on the need for the day and related United Nations publications.
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Ptero Firma: footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/ptero-firma-footprints-ancient-flying-reptiles
Study led by the University of Leicester links fossilised flying reptile tracks to animals that made them, revealing a 160-million-year-old invasion as pterosaurs came down from the trees and onto the ground.
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Discover the stories behind the sparkle in new exhibition inspired by ULAS find
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/jewellery-exhibition-ulas
The Cossington Necklace, found by archaeologists from University of Leicester Archaeological Services, is at the centre of an exhibition from 25 January – 15 June 2025 at Charnwood Museum
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Indexing the Press Cuttings Books
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/01/22/indexing-the-press-cuttings-books/
Posted by Helen Ward in Library Special Collections on January 22, 2018 Among the items held in the University of Leicester Institutional Archives are a series of Press Cuttings.
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Blog 1: Advertising files: Guest post by Jenni Hunt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/03/09/guest-post-by-jenni-hunt-advertising-files/
Posted by vholmes in Library Special Collections on March 9, 2021 The University Archives The University Archives at the University of Leicester are, perhaps unsurprisingly, boxes and boxes of files relating to the history of the University of Leicester.