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  • Oadby telescope in black hole study

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/oadby-telescope-in-black-hole-study

    A telescope in Oadby is playing a crucial part in observing a rare astronomical phenomenon. NASA's Swift satellite detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from the constellation Cygnus on June 15, just before 2:32 p.m. EDT.

  • Study suggests hippocampal neuron responses are associated with memory distinctions

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-suggests-hippocampal-neuron-responses-are-associated-with-memory-distinctions

    The hippocampus is a small region of the brain that forms part of the limbic system and is primarily associated with memory and spatial navigation.

  • 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

  • Where are employees the happiest?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/24/where-are-employees-the-happiest/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2016 Find out in the latest Edenred-Ipsos Barometer survey Ipsos interviewed over 14,000 workers in 15 nations in January 2016.

  • The Anti-Corruption Summit

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/13/the-anti-corruption-summit/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 13, 2016 The Anti-Corruption Summit  has taken place in London.  The UK government website contains the proposals for international reform.

  • International Youth Day

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/international-youth-day/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 12th August was designated International Youth Day by the UN General Assembly in 1999. To commemorate it here are several resources.

  • Should sexist adverts be banned?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/16/should-sexist-adverts-be-banned/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2019 This week the first prosecutions were made against adverts considered sexist by the new ASA code on gender stereotyping.

  • What is the value of fashion?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/what-is-the-value-of-fashion/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 Vogue has a history of the origins of London Fashion Week What is the value of fashion ? In 2018 British Fashion Council released some data about London Fashion Week including that there...

  • Charlie Hebdo attacks: first anniversary

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/08/charlie-hebdo-attacks-first-anniversary/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 8, 2016 Twitter coverage of the anniversary The University of Oxford has translated and made free on the Internet a book on tolerance. With extracts from key French philosophers and writers.

  • Cuban Missile Crisis: 50 years

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/05/cuban-missile-crisis-50-years/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2012 To the Brink: JFK and the Cuban Missile Crisis http://www.archives.gov/nae/visit/gallery.

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