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  • Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/

    Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)

  • LGBT Rights Activism at the United Nations and the Geopolitics of Sexuality

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/05/18/lgbt-rights-activism-at-the-united-nations-and-the-geopolitics-of-sexuality/

    Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on May 18, 2023 By Calogero Giametta Lecturer in Criminology LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) rights are divisive and prone to instrumentalisation, nationally and globally.

  • School of Business Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 14

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/page/14/

    Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

  • Digging for Britain: Leicester Archaeology projects to feature on BBC

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/digging-for-britain

    Host, Professor Alice Roberts, said: “What I love about Digging for Britain is that, when we set out to film the series, we have no idea what discoveries might come to light.

  • Professionalism – the Wisdom of the Minions

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/08/04/professionalism-the-wisdom-of-the-minions/

    Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on August 4, 2016 Following from the release of the Minions movie, and of course not forgetting their impact via ‘Despicable me’, I must confess to having a feed from their “wisdom of the minions”.

  • Project updates

    https://le.ac.uk/insular-manuscripts/project-updates

    News and updates from the Insular Manuscripts team including workshops and involvement in major British Library exhibitions.

  • University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye

    A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.

  • University library collections reveal coronation celebrations across time in Leicester

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/coronation-special-collections

    An insight how coronations have been celebrated in Leicester in years past, courtesy of the University of Leicester Special Collections team.

  • Former burial place of King Richard III given scheduled monument protection

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/former-burial-place-of-king-richard-iii-given-scheduled-monument-protection

    The remains of a 13th century monastic site, Greyfriars in Leicester, which was revealed as the burial place of King Richard III during the course of an excavation by Leicester archaeologists, has been granted protection by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...

  • Melanie hopes her rise to the top will inspire women to do the same

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/melanie-davies

    A University of Leicester diabetes expert who heads up a pioneering research centre hopes her story will inspire other women to climb the career ladder.

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