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The secret peacemaker: A quiet leader of our time
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/05/24/the-secret-peacemaker-a-quiet-leader-of-our-time/
Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on May 24, 2017 Professor Mark Stein of the School of Business mourns the key intermediary between the British government and the IRA with Leicester connections, who has died aged 80.
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Trump and the risks of narcissistic leadership
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/12/01/trump-and-the-risks-of-narcissistic-leadership/
Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on December 1, 2016 Professor Mark Stein discusses how Donald Trump shows signs of being a narcissistic leader – and why people have good reason to be concerned.
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Dryad Collection – basket weaving
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2022/08/30/the-dryad-collection-basket-weaving/
Posted by cl13 in Library Special Collections on August 30, 2022 As I catalogue the Dryad Collection , I was surprised to see that the books on basket weaving not only included “How to” manuals, but also books that were concerned with the cultivation of the types of natural...
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The Dickens Code
https://le.ac.uk/dickens-code
This project focuses on the shorthand used by Dickens, which was unique to him and is yet to be completely understood. 'The Dickens Code' project will begin in March 2021 as part of English research at the University of Leicester.
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Greek
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/greek
Study Greek courses for all levels at The University of Leicester.
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Slavery: Primary Sources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/01/17/slavery-primary-sources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 17, 2022 Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation and Freedom Primary Sources from Houghton Library Houghton Library, Harvard University’s largest rare books and manuscripts...
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She Stands for Peace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/03/22/she-stands-for-peace/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2022 She Stands for Peace is a new site created by The UN Office to the African Union ( UNOAU ) with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Sweden.
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Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Dashboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/16/secretary-generals-peacebuilding-dashboard/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2022 Peacebuilding Funding Dashboard, which was initially proposed in the Secretary-General’s report on Peacebuilding and Sustaining Peace ( A/72/707-S/2018/43 ).
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National Disability Arts Collection and Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/19/national-disability-arts-collection-and-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2022 The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive based at Buckinghamshire New University is a national resource which tells the history of the disability arts movement in the UK.
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extraORDINARY women NI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/extraordinary-women-ni/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 A site supported by Linen Hall Library which celebrates the strengths, lives and achievements of Northern Irish women from 1965 to the present day.