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Bloomberg: Prudential’s dividends
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/bloomberg-prudentials-dividends/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 Prudential PLC, the U.K.’s second biggest insurer by market share, reported rising Asia sales and an 18 percent increase in first-half Asia operating earnings.
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Syria’s internet blackout
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/syrias-internet-blackout/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications.
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7th February 2014 Sol 537
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/02/07/7th-february-2014-sol-537/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2014 We now have a wide view of Dingo Gap, our route, over a dune in the foreground, and towards Mt. Sharp. This image is a mosaic of MastCam photos. The centre of the valley points west.
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New cell treatment could combat ageing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/senescent-cell-clearance
An international team of researchers have identified a new method for clearing senescent cells, which could transform treatments for ageing and related conditions.
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Are economists in touch with ordinary voters?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/are-economists-in-touch-with-ordinary-voters/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Find out by reading the results of this interesting recent survey from the Centre for Macroeconomics. It also covers Brexit- why did votes ignore the advice of economists.
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Alumni to walk 100 miles for ex-SU officer with MS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/joe-charity-walk
A group of former University of Leicester students will walk more than 100 miles to raise money for their friend with multiple sclerosis. Joe Martin was a sabbatical officer at the University’s Students’ Union between 2005 and 2006 and was diagnosed with MS in 2013.
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Professor Sally Kyd appointed first woman Head of Law
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/professor-sally-kyd-appointed-first-woman-head-of-law
Professor Sally Kyd, becomes the first woman to be appointed Head of Law at the University of Leicester.
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4th June 210 Sol 651
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/06/04/4th-june-210-sol-651/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 4, 2014 A new role for me as I join the HiRISE camera team for an operations/image selection role for the first time.
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CILIP children’s book medal winners 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/22/cilip-childrens-book-medal-winners-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 22, 2017 The CILIP medals have been announced. http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2017-winners-announced.php We have the books in stock in our resources collection, floor 1, yellow zone.
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University of Leicester report finds 45% of UK’s east and southeast Asian people experienced hate crime in the last year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/race-study
An alarming report co-authored by the University of Leicester has revealed hate crime experienced by east and southeast Asian (ESEA) people in the UK remains chronically underreported.