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From English sparkling wine to digital protests in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-english-sparkling-wine-to-digital-protests-in-china
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Drs Sarah Robinson and Elke Weik from the School of Management have written an article for the Management is Too Important Not to Debate blog discussing what makes English sparkling wine so special.
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New academy aims to change nature of health care for older people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-academy-aims-to-change-nature-of-health-care-for-older-people
A new academy has been set up in Leicester that hopes to tackle the challenges of ageing and change the nature of health care for older people.
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New blood cancer study announces outstanding results
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/outstanding-results-announce-from-new-blood-cancer-study
Scientists have described new results of a blood cancer study as ‘outstanding’ in tackling previously untreatable forms of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL).
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Leicester rises in global sustainability world rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/qs-rankings
The University of Leicester has climbed more than 25 places in a league table which ranks the sustainable credentials of universities around the globe.
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Quarantine support available for international students heading to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/quarantine
The University of Leicester has published clear guidance for international students traveling to the UK this autumn, offering no-cost accommodation to every student required to quarantine.
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Two new Chinese Internet archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/12/09/two-new-chinese-internet-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 9, 2013 …from the Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library, UCLA . Both capture snapshots of chinese websites periodically since 2012, preserving the content and can be searched by keyword.
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For International Women’s day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/11/for-international-womens-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 11, 2016 The Fawcett Society launched the report- Parents, work and care: Striking the Balance’ which shows disparity in perceptions of working mothers – the CEO stated.
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Which economy is most innovative
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/30/which-economy-is-most-innovative/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 30, 2016 Get some facts from the 2016 Global Innovation Index compiled by World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Cornell University, INSEAD.
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Historical American Newspapers – a reminder
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/11/03/historical-american-newspapers-a-reminder/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 3, 2014 The Chronicling America database from the Library of Congress provides access to more that 8.1 million newspapers 1836-1922.
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Presidential inaugurations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/01/25/presidential-inaugurations/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2021 US senate has a list of dates off all ceremonies. Many examples have links to digitised images of official photographs or paintings plus ephemera such as tickets. U.S.