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Where are the world’s happiest places?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/20/where-are-the-worlds-happiest-places/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 20, 2019 World Happiness Report 2018 , ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels. The 2019 report is due to be launched on the 20th March – International Day of Happiness.
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How one woman’s app is changing political communication
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/how-one-womans-app-is-changing-political-communication/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 Pia Mancini from Argentina is developing IT tools that can empower communities to get involved in politics worldwide in this recent Guardian newspaper article.
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Leicester Earth Observation expert unravels SpaceX spiral phenomenon for BBC’s The Sky at Night
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/earth-observation-expert-spacex-spiral-phenomenon
Professor Paul Monks gives his expert insight for the long-running BBC astronomy TV programme.
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Career-boosting sessions for University of Leicester students mark International Women’s Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/university-leicester-international-womens-day-events
University of Leicester students with an eye on their future careers will be able to take part in three International Women’s Day initiatives with an employability slant.
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Doctor who’s helped thousands of children in poverty was set on the right path by Leicester Medical School
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/doctor-helped-thousands-children-poverty-leicester-medical-school
A doctor who has improved the lives of thousands of children in desperate poverty has put part of her success down to her time at the University of Leicester’s Medical School.
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New Medical Schools Council report highlights Leicester’s COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/msc-covid-19
The real-world impact of Leicester research into COVID-19 and its effects has been commended by the Medical Schools Council.
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African American Members of the U.S.Congress, 1870-2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/11/african-american-members-of-the-u-s-congress-1870-2020/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 11, 2021 The latest Congressional research service report now has updated data. It incudes total numbers, data on each congress and party affiliations.
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Prabhleen sets her sights on breaking down language barriers for Leicester’s new mums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nhs-midwifery
As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service, here we take a look at a story from Prabhleen Mann, who qualified in 2022 as a midwife from the University of Leicester.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.
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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dna-helix-microscopy-cancer
Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level