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• May Day: early 19th century traditions

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...

• Aspiring lawyers from poorer homes to benefit from 1M programme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/aspiring-lawyers-from-poorer-homes-to-benefit-from-ps1m-programme

  Thousands of aspiring lawyers from non-privileged homes will benefit from a £1m expansion of the Sutton Trust’s Pathways to Law programme, a pioneering initiative designed to widen access to the legal profession.

• East Midlands gets £9 million health boost

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/11-nihr-funding

  An organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the East Midlands by speeding up the adoption of research and innovation into frontline health and care practice will continue for another five years after being awarded £9 million.

• Hijacking of religious symbols by extremists intensifies rifts and tensions suggests academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/2018hijacking2019-of-religious-symbols-by-extremists-intensifies-rifts-and-tensions-suggests-academic

  The ‘hijacking’ of religious symbols – such as beards, clothing and phrases - by extremists sullies their original use and intensifies rifts and tensions, according to Dr Saeeda Shah (pictured) from the School of Education.

• Nottingham Local Studies Library

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/23/nottingham-local-studies-library/

  A page describing the collections from Nottingham Local Studies Library that UOSH has worked with.

• Continuing inequalities contribute to the wide variation in rates of stillbirths and neonatal deaths across the UK

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/perinatal

  The MBRRACE-UK Collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit (NPEU) and the University of Leicester’s The Infant Mortality and Morbidity Studies (TIMMS) research group, has published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal...

• Distinguished personalities to be honoured at our graduation ceremonies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/distinguished-personalities-to-be-honoured-at-our-graduation-ceremonies

  As we celebrate the success of our graduating students at our summer graduation ceremonies from 11-14 July, the achievements of six distinguished individuals who have excelled in their fields will be recognised as they receive honorary degrees from our University.

• Study of freelance workers examines link between hours worked and their well-being

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-of-freelance-workers-examines-link-between-hours-worked-and-their-well-being

  A new study of freelance workers has discovered key factors that affect their well-being – either making them happier or increasing anxiety and risking depression.

• Online fact-checking – a growing trend

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/online-fact-checking-a-growing-trend/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 A recent report from the Reuters Institute has traced the rise of political fact-checking sites in Europe. It recorded 113 such groups are active today.

• Professor Mustafa Arici

  https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/mustafa-arici

  Find out more about Professor Mustafa Arici, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. He is Professor of Medicine (Nephrology) at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey.