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New guide to Old Towns legal past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-guide-to-old-town2019s-legal-past
Students from our University have created a new city guide. The legal history of one of the oldest areas of Leicester has been brought to life in a new audio tour.
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Universities and colleges receive 245 million to tackle sexual harassment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/universities-and-colleges-receive-ps2-45-million-to-tackle-sexual-harassment
HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) has awarded grants to over 60 projects in universities – including University of Leicester - and colleges across the country which address concerns about sexual violence and harassment on campus.
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Leicester schools and community invited to celebrate Earth Day at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/earth-day-space-park
The National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at Space Park Leicester is hosting a range of activities for both local schools and the broader Leicester community on 22 April
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Student competition brings Leicester playwright’s alter ego to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/edna-welthorpe-competition
A popular creative writing competition launched by the University of Leicester is once again open for entries – this year supported by the fashion-legend Dame Vivienne Westwood.
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UCEA announces Professor Nishan Canagarajah as new chair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/ucea-announces-professor-nishan-canagarajah-chair
University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has been appointed chair of the Universities and Colleges Employers Association (UCEA).
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PGR Careers blog University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2014/11/19/updates-on-some-of-the-career-management-activities-happening-at-the-university-of-leicester/
PGR Careers blog at the University of Leicester
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Time-limited access to articles on gender equality.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/time-limited-access-to-articles-on-gender-equality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 Gender Equity and Justice Free access (time-limited so take advantage quickly) to articles from SAGE publishing covering gender equity and justice.
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Historic election data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/historic-election-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 For historic elections data see the Elections centre University of Plymouth It provides free access to detailed handbooks of trends and results from 1991-2011 Historic election...
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Digital Terrorism and Hate online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/16/digital-terrorism-and-hate-online/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2018 A new report from the Simon Wiesenthal center finds the rise of alt-tech far-right digital websites and platforms.
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Nigerian Security
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/nigerian-security/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 Nigerian Presidential elections are due to take place soon.