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Leicester event to debate HE autonomy issues in Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-event-to-debate-he-autonomy-issues-in-europe
Few would argue that in order to be successful, universities need autonomy. They must be able to take their own decisions, and the academics working within them must have the freedom to pursue their research.
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EU Screen
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/07/eu-screen/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2011 http://www.euscreen.eu/beta/index.html This beta test site aims to offer a single point of access to over 30,000 items of programme content and complementary contextual information.
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UK Web Content to be archived
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/18/uk-web-content-to-be-archived/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 18, 2013 The Legal Deposit Libraries of the UK and Ireland are to archive UK web content for the benefit of future researchers. More information from the BBC http://www.bbc.co.
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Women like that: lesbian and gay history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/26/women-like-that-lesbian-and-gay-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2013 Jane Traies, who is based at the University of Surrey, is pioneering research on the lives of older lesbians in the UK.
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Film footage offers unique insight into Richard III burial site dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/film-footage-offers-unique-insight-into-richard-iii-burial-site-dig
The University has released a unique insight into the archaeological dig that has captured the imagination of the world, with new film footage of a second excavation at the site where the remains of King Richard III were discovered in 2012.
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Highlights for the School of Molecular and Cell Biology’s research in REF2021
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/ref2021
School of Molecular and Cell Biology’s research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.
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Leicesters Engineering Building features on British Library website
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicesters-engineering-building-features-on-british-library-website
Niamh Dillon from the British Library has recently written a short article on James Gowan and the engineering building for the British Library Website. This article features a unique recording of one of the building's architect's- James Gowan.
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European Encyclopaedia on National Education Systems
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/european-encyclopaedia-on-national-education-systems/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 EURYPEDIA Useful new tool which has encyclopaedia style entries on the education systems of over 30 nations in Europe.
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Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/30/nelson-mandela-digital-archive-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2012 http://archives.nelsonmandela.org/#!home New resource created by Google in association with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to commemorate the life and political career of the man.
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Take a visual tour of womens influence throughout University history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/take-a-visual-tour-of-women2019s-influence-throughout-university-history
From the first female students in 1921, to the first black female president of the Students’ Union in 1975, to the present day, women have played a vital role in our University's history, an exhibition currently being held at the Library reveals.