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• Keep Calm and Scroll On! (Pt.4)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/05/07/keep-calm-and-scroll-on-pt-4/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on May 7, 2020   One thing I’ve observed during the lockdown is how eerily quiet it is in the evenings!   With a reduction in the number of cars on the road, planes in the air, and trains on the tracks many people...

• Florence Rich and Granville School for Girls

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/05/22/florence-rich-and-granville-school-for-girls/

  Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 22, 2018 11 Granville Road, Leicester, formerly Granville School for Girls On 14 November 1917 The Leicester Daily Post , edited by W. G.

• Iraq, Syria and the Middle East

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/iraq-syria-and-the-middle-east/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do.

• Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/cabinet-of-curiosities

  A unique performance that challenges the way we think about disability.

• United Nations Day

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/30/united-nations-day/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 30, 2017 UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter.   Read the full text of this historic document online.

• Code of practice on managing Higher Education with others

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/codes-practice/he-others

  Read the code of practice for managing HE provision with others (PDF, 520kb) Learn more about the approval of collaborative and partnership arrangements Purpose The purpose of this Code is to ensure that the University: Is able to assure the quality of the academic...

• 50 years of credit cards

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/50-years-of-credit-cards/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 Its 50 years since people started using credit cards in the UK with the issue of the first Barclaycards. The BBC has a fascinating social history feature.

• First witness to the Great Fire of London uncovered by University of Leicester academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/fire-of-london

  Professor Kate Loveman of the University of Leicester for the Museum of London has identified the first witness of the Great Fire of London.

• Oral history archives in the East Midlands

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/oral-history-archives-in-the-east-midlands

  Please note that this list is selective. Derbyshire Chesterfield Library accept any relevant donations of oral history recordings.

• Diet and pregnancy case study

  https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/case-studies/diet-pregnancy

  Epigenetics, diet and pregnancy is a complex topic, but we've got the relevant resources to aid your learning.