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Largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade open to public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/largest-archaeological-excavation-in-leicester-in-over-a-decade-open-to-public
Members of the public are invited to learn more about Leicester's Roman past as the city's largest excavation site in over 10 years is open to visitors on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 May.
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An inspiring journey to graduation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/an-inspiring-journey-to-graduation
A dedicated student has gone on to obtain his doctorate after battling cancer during his time studying at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester psychologist discusses new stalking legislation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-psychologist-discusses-new-stalking-legislation
As tougher judicial guidelines on the sentencing of stalking offences are introduced for the first time in the UK, Dr Lynsey Gozna, a psychologist specialising in risk and public protection in the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour, has discussed the issue...
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New tool launched to reduce frontline NHS staff deaths from COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/new-tool
A new tool to reduce the number of frontline NHS staff deaths from COVID-19 has been launched across the health service today.
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BHM 2020: We are black history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/bhm-2020-we-are-black-history
The month-long celebrations will be used as a springboard to launch a longer-term campaign led by the University to celebrate Black history and culture throughout the year.
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Lift off! CO2 bubbles carry vital metals, Leicester team discovers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/co2-bubbles
Carbon dioxide, so often the villain of the piece for the environment, plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining, a team led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered.
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Zero hour contracts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/06/zero-hour-contracts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2014 The UK Office for National Statistics has just released some initial data on the number of individuals employed on zero hours contracts.
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The boomerang generation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/05/01/the-boomerang-generation/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 1, 2015 Are you part of the ‘boomerang generation’? LSE has published research on the impact on family relationships of young adults returning to the parental home after graduating from university.
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Socialist and Communist Pamphlets Digital Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/03/socialist-and-communist-pamphlets-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2017 The Socialist and Communist Pamphlets digital collection New in 2017 from the University of Houston, the collection includes 40 socialist, communist, and anarchist pamphlets from a...
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Sweatshops
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/17/sweatshops/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 17, 2013 Following the recent tragedy in Bangladesh- would you pay more for ethical production? Depressingly, a H uff/Post YouGov poll of American shoppers found little awareness about the...