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Ireland Under the Union, 1800-1922
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2323
Module code:HS2323 Module Outline Few countries have a more controversial history than Ireland, and no period of Irish history is more controversial – and myth-laden – than that of the Union with Great Britain.
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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
GOTO is designed to fill this observational gap by searching for optical signals in the electromagnetic spectrum that might indicate the source of the gravitational waves – quickly locating the source and using that information to direct a fleet of telescopes, satellites and...
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UK Government’s Earth Observation investment announcement highlights University of Leicester expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/earth-observation-government-funding
The University of Leicester’s near-thirty year track record in Earth Observation Science has been acknowledged by the UK Government as it announces significant new investment in the sector.
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Misogynistic attitudes towards women’s sport among male football fans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/sport-misogyny
Openly misogynistic attitudes towards women’s sport may be common amongst male football fans, according to new research involving online message boards.
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Simon Dixon: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/simon_dixon/page/4/
I am Archives and Special Collections Manager within the University Library. My role is to manage and develop the Library's and other University research collections and exploit digital technologies to reach new audiences for these collections.
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The University’s History Told in Pictures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/29/the-universitys-history-told-in-pictures/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 29, 2015 By Rebecca Couchman-Crook , Archives Assistant The photograph collection from the University of Leicester’s history is now more accessible than ever before! You can view them from the comfort of...
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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...
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Inauguration Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Modelling (AIDAM)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/blog/2020/06/23/inauguration-centre-for-artificial-intelligence-data-analysis-and-modelling-aidam/
The highly-anticipated opening of the University’s new Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Modelling – known as AIDAM – will be taking place at 3pm on 24 June 2020.
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Walsall Leather Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/30/walsall-leather-museum/
A page describing the collections at Walsall Leather Museum that UOSH digitised.