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• Research group including University of Leicester astronomers receives one of the world’s largest research prizes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/astronomers-world-largest-research-prize

  ENGRAVE group, which includes University of Leicester researchers, recognised with inaugural Into Change Award, worth DKK 8 million and awarded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science

• Universities and colleges join forces to help Leicestershire’s young people decide their futures

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/pathways-universities-join-forces

  A partnership of universities and colleges working to raise aspirations in the region’s young people has engaged over 4800 from disadvantaged backgrounds.

• Hollywood star and music hitmaker join forces to launch University of Leicester’s £100m philanthropic campaign

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/hollywood-star-music-hitmaker-university-leicester-philanthropic-campaign

  Stars of Hollywood and popular music have backed a major philanthropy campaign from the University of Leicester.

• Europe’s security at risk unless its leaders learn lessons of Russia-Ukraine war, expert warns

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/europe-security-risk-leaders-learn-lessons-russia-ukraine-war

  An expert in the Russia-Ukraine war has warned Europe’s leaders to heed the lessons of the conflict or risk war spreading across the continent.

• Leicester’s Graduate City project up for national award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/ise-shortlist

  A pioneering work experience project designed to match skilled students with Leicester businesses has been shortlisted for a major national award.

• Who’s downloading pirated papers?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/05/06/whos-downloading-pirated-papers/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 6, 2016 Fascinating article from Science magazine which concludes that students and researchers from around the world are. It focuses upon downloads from SCI-HUB.

• Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday to be marked with public screenings of his epic Ocean documentary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/sir-david-attenborough-100th-birthday-screenings-ocean-documentary

  The University of Leicester is inviting the public to celebrate the 100th birthday of Sir David Attenborough at special free screenings of his epic Ocean documentary.

• Trump’s inauguration – protests

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/20/trumps-inauguration-protests/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2017 See the website of the Womens March on London 2017 which has details on the global movement.

• Oral history: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/06/24/oral-history-womens-international-league-for-peace-and-freedom/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2022 Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom Oral Histories is part of the ‘These Dangerous Women’ community heritage project.

• UNESCO’s Internet Universality Indicators

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/10/unescos-internet-universality-indicators/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2018 This is based on 4 principles.