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Local schoolchildren to board a steam train in the name of science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/local-schoolchildren-to-board-a-steam-train-in-the-name-of-science
Schoolchildren from the East Midlands will be jumping on board a steam train on Friday 13 March to perform a classic science experiment as part of a University project organised by Dr Emma Chung from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences to mark the first day of...
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New book The Bones of a King to be published
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-book-the-bones-of-a-king-to-be-published
The team behind the discovery and identification of King Richard III are to publish a new book on 20 March about Richard III entitled 'The Bones of a King: Richard III Rediscovered' that seeks to reveal for the first time the complete story behind the...
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Disgusting Dinner Conversation. By Emma Battell Lowman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/10/01/disgusting-dinner-conversation/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on October 1, 2015 In the two months since joining the Harnessing the Power of the Criminal Corpse project at the University of Leicester, I like to think I’ve become a highly desirable dinner guest.
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How much debt do students have?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/13/how-much-debt-do-students-have/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2017 IFS has provided an estimate that students from ‘low-income families graduating with the highest debt levels, in excess of £57,000.
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Do extroverts earn more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/do-extroverts-earn-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 Interesting report released this week by the Sutton Trust which examines the link between personality, aspirations, career prospects and socioeconomic status.
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How much do school holidays cost?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/07/31/how-much-do-school-holidays-cost/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 31, 2018 According to the latest annual survey from the UK based Family and Childcare Trust the average price of holiday childcare is £133 per week in Britain.
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What do new graduates earn?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/20/what-do-new-graduates-earn/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2017 Find out in the latest annual review of the Graduate market from High Fliers research . Find out how the number of job vacancies for new graduates has changed from 2007-2017.
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International project to tackle risk crisis disaster and development management
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/international-project-to-tackle-risk-crisis-disaster-and-development-management
Researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Sheffield, in collaboration with Kansai University in Japan, have received a prestigious funding award from Kansai University in order to develop a Future Leader programme for disaster risk management.
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Oral history projects in Derbyshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/derbyshire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Derbyshire, including the £25,000 grant offered to children aged between 13 and 17 to discover more about the grounds of Chatsworth.
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Justice and the Future
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw7087
Module code: LW7087 This module is intended to focus on some of the most important themes connecting global justice, global institutions, sustainability and the future.