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The forgotten success of penal transportation reform in late Imperial Russia: the lowering of prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/08/the-forgotten-success-of-penal-transportation-reform-in-late-imperial-russia-the-lowering-of-prisoner-mortality-in-the-transfer-system-1885-1915/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 8, 2016 By Mikhail Nakonechny . The late Imperial Russian prison and exile system is almost unequivocally considered to be the traditional embodiment of brutality, institutional inhumanity and injustice.
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Major donation to enhance life-changing kidney research at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mayer-igan
Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a major boost on World Kidney Day following a generous £1million donation from long-term supporter and kidney health advocate Jimmy Mayer.
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MA Museum Studies Placement in Special Collections, Weeks 5-6
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/08/22/ma-museum-studies-placement-in-special-collections-weeks-5-6/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on August 22, 2018 Guest post from Yineng Zhu, Andrew Permain and Joe Searle, MA Museum Studies students working with the Archives & Special Collections team. Yineng Hello, I’m Yineng Zhu.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/179/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Andrew Dunn: Page 178
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/178/
Academic Librarian.
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Destruction of Old St Pauls Cathedral highlights Great Fire of Londons devastating impact
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/destruction-of-old-st-paul2019s-cathedral-highlights-great-fire-of-londons-devastating-impact
In 1666 the Great Fire of London burned its way through the city, displacing thousands of residents and destroying many buildings - including Old St Paul’s Cathedral.
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Research shows human impact forms striking new pattern in Earths global energy flow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-human-impact-forms-2018striking-new-pattern2019-in-earth2019s-global-energy-flow
The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a ‘striking new pattern’ in the planet’s global energy flow, according to research led by Professors Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.
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Charles Dickens: A Writer in Progress
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en7140
Module code: EN7140 The 1840s was a key decade in the life and career of Charles Dickens.