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  • The Archaeology of Colonialism in the Americas

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3085

    Module code: AR3085 Colonialism and its legacies structure the modern world today, both at home and further afield, responsible for inequalities in wealth and opportunity, attitudes to race and gender, configurations of power and knowledge.

  • https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/03/5003/

    To start LGBT history month, the launch of the Queer Heritage and Collections Network website. The Network is made up of professionals in archives and museums who are seeking to improve collecting, access and inclusion.

  • Scientists celebrate successful operation of Space Camera

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/scientists-celebrate-successful-operation-of-space-camera

    Scientists from the Department of Physics and Astronomy are finally able to celebrate after an anxious month since the launch of Astrosat, the first Indian satellite dedicated to astronomical observations.

  • 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.

  • Leicester sports sociologist examines the making of British football

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/john-williams-book

    The history of British football and its people is the subject of a book from University of Leicester sports sociologist, John Williams.

  • Protection for Whom? Aboriginal rights in the Swan River Colony

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/05/15/protection-for-whom-aboriginal-rights-in-the-swan-river-colony/

    Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on May 15, 2016 by Kellie Moss   Captain Stirling’s exploring party 50 miles up the Swan River, Western Australia, March, 1827 http://nla.gov.au/nla.

  • Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole

    A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.

  • University will be singing the Blues at victory parade

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-shows-support-for-leicester-on-victory-parade

    When the final whistle blows at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it will mark the end of a momentous journey for Leicester City Football Club - the team that ended last season on the cusp of relegation and will finish this season's final match as Premier League champions.

  • Businesses are invited to join the space revolution

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/space-park-business

    Space Park Leicester is inviting businesses to join the European Space Agency – Business Incubation Centre (ESA BIC UK) programme.

  • Occupy Wall Street

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/11/04/occupy-wall-street/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2011 http://www.archive.org/details/occupywallstreet The social movement now has a space on the Internet where they are permanently archiving protest materials.

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