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Distance Learning (DL) Sanctuary Awards
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts/dl-sanctuary
What are the DL Sanctuary Awards? We recognise that forced displacement creates significant barriers to accessing higher education.
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Showcase on Asian radio in city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/showcase-on-asian-radio-in-city
The important role played by BBC Radio Leicester in the development of Asian radio in Britain is being showcased at an event in the city.
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Engineering Building roof reconstruction has exceeded expectations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/engineering-building-roof-reconstruction-has-2018exceeded-expectations2019
The ambitious project to replace the roof of our world-famous Engineering Building, which saw all the 2,500 glass panels of the diamond-shaped roof reconstructed and replaced to exacting standards, has been officially completed.
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Sensational discovery of previously unseen Adrian Mole diary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/sensational-discovery-of-previously-unseen-adrian-mole-diary
Teenage intellectual Mole achieved fame in the 1980s for his astute, observational journal cataloguing middle class domestic life in a Leicester household. He has been cited by some critics as “a modern day Pepys.
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Scientists suggest significant scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earths history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-suggest-significant-scale-of-human-impact-on-planet-has-changed-course-of-earth2019s-history
The significant scale of human impact on our planet has changed the course of Earth history, an international team of scientists led by our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has suggested.
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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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Engineers measure Big Bens bong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/engineers-measure-big-ben2019s-bong
Department of Engineering has, for the first time ever, vibration-mapped the famous London bell Big Ben in order to reveal why it produces its distinct harmonious tone.
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British Bankers’ Association Libor Rate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/29/british-bankers-association-libor-rate/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 29, 2012 http://www.bbalibor.com/rates Free access to one of the measures which has dominated the news recently. See the quick guide ‘What are libor rates?’ http://www.bbalibor.
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The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/till
Read the article "The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Catalonia Referendum Results
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/21/catalonia-referendum-results/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 21, 2014 The Catalan News Monitor is a useful English language site created by Plataforma pel Dret de Decidir , an umbrella organisation of more than 700 associations campaigning for the...