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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/63/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Sounds for the Future
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2022/07/05/sounds-for-the-future/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on July 5, 2022 In July 2022, the Sounds for the Future project has been up and running for two months and this blog looks at the reasons for running the project, what we have done so far and the issues this has raised.
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Leicester is top in the country for student affordability
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-is-top-in-the-country-for-student-affordability
Leicester has been identified as the cheapest UK city for students – this is the third survey this year that has placed Leicester in the UK top 10.
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Arab human rights and democracy: useful resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/02/25/arab-human-rights-and-democracy-useful-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 25, 2013 The Arab Human Development reports http://www.arab-hdr.
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Christmas toys and festive joys Yuletide memories from the twentieth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/christmas-toys-and-festive-joys-yuletide-memories-from-the-twentieth-century
The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) has put together a number of recordings from the 1930s and 40s discussing Christmas time.
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Festival of Leicestershire and Rutland Archaeology to bring our past to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/festival-of-leicestershire-and-rutland-archaeology-to-bring-our-past-to-life
Members of the public are invited to help bring our past to life by taking part in the UK’s largest archaeology festival and this year’s event promises to be bigger and better than before.
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Leicester athlete Nick Cummins set to compete in Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-athlete-nick-cummins-set-to-compete-in-wheelchair-rugby-world-championships
Talented Leicester athlete Nick Cummins is set to tackle the competition in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, taking place in Sydney, Australia between 5 – 10 August.
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Public event to reveal how magic can be used to study the brain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/public-event-to-reveal-how-magic-can-be-used-to-study-the-brain
Have you ever wondered how scientists explore the brain, or what goes wrong during a stroke or in dementia? If so, the University is partnering with the DANA Foundation for the third year to celebrate Brain Awareness Week (BAW) with a free public event on Wednesday 18 March...
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Research suggests people who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/research-suggests-people-who-want-to-prevent-immigration-to-the-uk-are-less-happy-than-those-who-welcome-it
People who want to stop further immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it, and politicians are part of the reason for this, new research shows.
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Leicester academic to lead UN session on transport of the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/sarah-jane-fox
University of Leicester’s Dr Sarah Jane Fox will lead a session on sustainable transport at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland this month. The session is part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which is taking place from 27 May until 31 May.