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Stonewall ranks us a top 50 employer for equality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/stonewall-ranks-us-a-top-50-employer-for-equality
This year we have been ranked the 44th best employer in the UK for lesbian, gay, bi and trans staff. And in the same ranking our LGBT staff network have been highly commended for the work that they do.
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Cutting-edge science to be enhanced with new talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/cutting-edge-science-to-be-enhanced-with-new-talent
A research institute at our University is significantly expanding through the recruitment of fresh new talent to accelerate the impact of its cutting-edge work.
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Curiosity disproves old idea of Mars as a simple basaltic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/curiosity-disproves-2018old-idea-of-mars-as-a-simple-basaltic-planet2019
As NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) celebrates four years on the Red Planet Leicester planetary scientist Professor John Bridges recounts the Curiosity mission’s success and explains what is next for the one-ton nuclear-powered science robot.
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Spotlight to be shone on UK women in reggae
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/spotlight-to-be-shone-on-uk-women-in-reggae
Donald Harper, a PhD student in the School of Management and music industry veteran, will be shining a light on a group of unsung heroes from the UK music industry by producing a film documentary as part of his PhD.
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New resource strips everyday Roman handwriting bare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/latinnow-manual
A new open-access resource to help researchers study Roman handwriting has been released. Volume 1 of the Manual of Roman Everyday Writing is now available, produced by the European Research Council-funded LatinNow project.
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Temporary Trade Barriers Database (World Bank) updated
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/temporary-trade-barriers-database-world-bank-updated/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This database collects information on the use of temporary trade barriers by 30 countries from the 1980s- 2024. Includes information and downloadable files on anti-dumping measures.
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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav/
5. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript. The blank final page seems to have been used by the owner of the manuscript to record his or her own illustrated interpretation.
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Historic town planning: Kenya
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/01/5225/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 1, 2023 Digitisation of Nairobi City Council minutes and gazette archive collection from 1920-1950 at the McMillan Memorial Library, Nairobi (Kenya) (EAP1357).
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Indicators for Democratic Parliaments
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/01/02/indicators-for-democratic-parliaments/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 2, 2024 From the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), a platform of 25 indicators that can be used to help assess the capacity and performance...
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Official Gazette Issued by Palestinian National Authority
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/01/20/official-gazette-issued-by-palestinian-national-authority/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2020 Made available by Birzeit university , this website includes the legislation published in the Palestinian Official Gazette since 1994 after the Palestinian National Authority assumed...