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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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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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Subject rankings are another shot in the arm for Leicester’s reputation for Clinical Medicine excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/shanghai-rankings
Leicester University clinical medicine rankings boost
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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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Developers of the world’s first interactive space suit make Space Park Leicester their first UK base
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/world-first-interactive-space-suit-space-park-leicester-uk-base
Innovative company Spacewear joins the University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park
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Leicester expert leads fight to cut India’s annual toll of 50,000 snakebite deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/india-snakes
A University of Leicester academic is using her expertise to help India cut the number of fatalities from snake-bites.
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Career opportunities for Leicester’s China partnership graduates reach new highs, latest data shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/dalian
Graduates of the University of Leicester’s partnership with Dalian University of Technology in China are finding career success across the world.
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British-built satellite launches to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time with Leicester expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/british-satellite-launches-map-earths-forests-leicester
A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the University of Leicester, is set to become the first in the world to measure accurately the condition and carbon mass of the Earth’s forests from space.
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New educational video series on Icelandic eruptions recognised in three of the UK’s most prestigious Geography educational awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/video-icelandic-eruptions-geography-educational-awards
University Leicester contributes to video series through the involvement of Dr Marc Reichow from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
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Party like it’s 1929 Photographs – The University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/10/09/party1929-photographs/
Photographs from the 'Everybody's Reading' 1920s party