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Summer Holidays
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/06/23/happy-holidays/
Blog post recalling Summer Holidays taken by people from Leicester and Leicestershire, as recorded in the East Midlands Oral History Archive
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First worldwide patient recruited to kidney study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/first-worldwide-patient-recruited-to-kidney-study
A team of Leicester researchers is conducting a number of clinical trials in different types of kidney disease and has recently started a study examining a new treatment for IgA Nephropathy.
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Untold stories of the Holocaust South Russias largest city to be explored at exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/untold-stories-of-the-holocaust-south-russias-largest-city-to-be-explored-at-exhibition
A new exhibition organised by the University of Leicester will shed light on the untold wartime events in occupied Russia’s largest Holocaust site, Rostov-on-Don – including the discovery of a previously unknown Nazi prisoner of war camp.
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Stories about…Music
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2026/01/20/stories-about-music/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on January 20, 2026 The East Midlands Oral History Archive contains many thousands of recordings, almost all of which take the form of a story, whether as an oral history interview, a radio programme, a speech, or a song...
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Archaeology students from University of Leicester to star in new Time Team episode
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/archaeology-students-star-new-time-team-episode
Time Team episode documents the experiences of Archaeology students as they developed their skills on their first archaeological dig
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Im pleased that I followed my heart and studied Sociology it allowed me to learn about Britain and also to develop a global perspective
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/201ci2019m-pleased-that-i-followed-my-heart-and-studied-sociology-it-was-a-chance-to-learn-more-about-british-and-2018western2019-culture201d
When deciding what she was going to study in the UK, Phoebe wanted to explore something new. Originally from Hong Kong, she felt pressured to pursue a Business or Economics related degree, but ultimately decided to follow her heart and pursue her interest in Sociology.
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22nd March was World Water Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/22nd-march-was-world-water-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 The official website has details on this year’s theme water and work. It includes a link to the full text of the 2016 UN World Water Development Report.
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Human Rights
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/01/human-rights/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 1, 2013 20 years OHCHR (UN High Commissioner for Human Rights) A new official website to celebrate the 20th anniversary of this major UN agency . It includes news and links to key achievements.
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20 years of the National Minimum Wage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/20-years-of-the-national-minimum-wage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 20 years of the National Minimum Wage – what has been the impact? On 1 April 1999 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced in the UK – a £3.
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Cybersecurity UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/29/cybersecurity-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2019 Recently the UK government revealed research on the most hacked passwords. You can download the top 100,000 from the National Cyber research centre.