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Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/18/ipso-mori-state-of-the-nation-report-2013/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2013 Ipso Mori state of the nation report 2013 examined public attitudes towards the economy and indicated a growing optimism in relation to last year.
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Researchers shed light on why and how Stonehenge was built
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/researchers-shed-light-on-why-and-how-stonehenge-was-built
Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a team of archaeologists and geologists - including Dr Rob Ixer, a researcher with the Department of Geology - has confirmed they are sources of Stonehenge’s ‘bluestones’, shedding light on how they were quarried...
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Public lecture will see experts discuss how to police sexual violence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/scarman
Sexual violence against women and girls in Britain will be discussed by experts in a public lecture at University of Leicester this month.
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School of Business shaping initiatives to boost local enterprise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/school-of-business-to-help-shape-local-initiatives
Businesses across the East Midlands are being asked to identify and rank their greatest concerns for the coming 12 months. The question is being posed in the first East Midlands Chamber Quarterly Economic Survey of 2018, in partnership with the School of Business.
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Leicester scientist discusses BepiColombo mission to Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-professor-discusses-bepicolombo-mission-to-mercury
Professor Emma Bunce, Principal Investigator of the Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) - one of the main instruments on the upcoming BepiColombo Mercury mission which was designed and built by Leicester researchers, has been interviewed about the mission for BBC...
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A Literal Escape Room: an experiential approach to study skills
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/09/27/a-literal-escape-room-an-experiential-approach-to-study-skills/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 27, 2018 Developed by Mark Van Der Enden, Tracy Dix, and Alex Patel The challenge and rationale… The problem with ‘study skills’ workshops are that, typically, they are boring,...
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Implementing lecture capture event 11 Sep 2017 – Staff and Student panel
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/10/02/implementing-lecture-capture-event-11-sep-2017-staff-and-student-panel/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 2, 2017 The ‘ Implementing lecture capture – what are we learning ‘ event on Monday 11 September 2017 ended with a panel of staff and students from the...
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17th February 2014 Sol 545
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/02/17/17th-february-2014-sol-545/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 17, 2014 As we approach a full martian year (669 sols) we have travelled about 5 km. There is fine tuning to be done on the route to get us relatively quickly to the clay and iron oxide concentrations in Mt.
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Critical Approaches to Celebrity Culture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms7100
Module code: MS7100 Celebrity culture is inescapable in today’s society and, whether you adore or criticise them, they still remain the focal point of our media culture.
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University of Leicester response to UCU strike action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ucu-strike-response
The University of Leicester has responded to the University and College Union (UCU)’s strike action, which commenced today: “It is regrettable that the UCU union has decided to proceed with strike action and has called for a global boycott.