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• International Day of Older Persons celebrated October 1st

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/international-day-of-older-persons-celebrated-october-1st/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 See the official website   which also links to related UN resolutions and reports. On this occasion, HelpAge produced the Global Agewatch index.

• Political Risk

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/29/political-risk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2014 Aon Political Risk Map 2014   Just released, a new map which  covers 163 nations.  Free registration required.

• UN and other peacekeeping sites

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/31/un-and-other-peacekeeping-sites/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2013 Useful UN materials include Official twitter account for the latest news. Past missions with a  timeline of past missions.

• Authorised absences

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/authorised-absences

  The University recognises that a student may require a short absence from their studies depending on their personal circumstances. It’s really important that you talk to your school administrative team or your personal tutor about requesting time away from your studies.

• Research degrees

  https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees

  English at the University of Leicester is a major centre for research. We offer expert supervision, by nationally and internationally known scholars and critics, across the full range of literature from the medieval period to the present day.

• Financial markets and the appliance of science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/financial-markets-and-the-appliance-of-science

  A new study that brings together the disparate fields of physics and finance to provide unique insights into financial markets has been co-authored by a University of Leicester researcher.

• Research to investigate round mounds of the Isle of Man

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/research-to-investigate-round-mounds-of-the-isle-of-man

  Dr Rachel Crellin (pictured) from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and Dr Chris Fowler (Newcastle University) aim to investigate what the round mounds of the Isle of Man, and associated burials, people and artefacts, can tell us about life on the island...

• Study into asthma provides a paradigm shift in understanding of lifethreatening condition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/study-into-asthma-provides-a-paradigm-shift-in-understanding-of-life-threatening-condition

  A new study led by our University to understand how to improve the health of severe asthma patients has made a breakthrough finding, with the discovery being described as a ‘paradigm shift’ in understanding the life-threatening condition.

• Leicester among top three East Midlands universities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/sunday-times

  The University of Leicester has been named among the top three universities in the East Midlands in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.

• About

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/about/

  This is the blog of the Social Sciences Librarians at the University of Leicester.  Your librarians are Andrew Dunn (Learning and Teaching) and William Farrell (Research).  We hope to provide you with interesting and useful information on this blog.