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2018 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report: The thread that binds
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/03/2018-state-of-the-worlds-volunteerism-report-the-thread-that-binds/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2018 The United Nations has just released its annual report on volunteering. It has estimations on the extent of volunteering by nation and gender.
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God(desse)s, Wo(men), and Monsters in the Early Germanic World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3168
Module code: EN3168 In this module you will explore the myths and legends of the Germanic tribes, particularly as represented in Old English and Old Norse sources.
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Samworth Foundation provides £1.5m boost for robotic-assisted surgery at Leicester’s hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/samworth
The number of cancer patients who can benefit from pioneering robot-assisted surgery is set to quadruple thanks to a £1.5million grant from the Samworth Foundation, the Samworth family charity
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University of Leicester’s Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen selected to create programmes for BBC Radio 3
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/new-generation-thinkers
The School of Archaeology and Ancient History's Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen for the New Generation Thinkers 2023 programme.
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Alumni to walk 100 miles for ex-SU officer with MS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/joe-charity-walk
A group of former University of Leicester students will walk more than 100 miles to raise money for their friend with multiple sclerosis. Joe Martin was a sabbatical officer at the University’s Students’ Union between 2005 and 2006 and was diagnosed with MS in 2013.
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Using Diamond X-Rays to Explore Asteroid Surfaces
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/09/using-diamond-x-rays-to-explore-asteroid-surfaces/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 April 2021 In a new paper, Leicester’s Leon Hicks and colleagues used synchrotron X-rays to investigate how space weathering has altered the iron composition of samples from the Itokawa asteroid.
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“So, can we say ‘skills’?”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/06/12/so-can-we-say-skills/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 12, 2018 As those whose unhappy lot in life it is to have to listen to me moaning on about matters educational will know, I’m not a big fan of the term ‘skills’.
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President and Vice-Chancellor: New Government’s stance on international students echoes the warm welcome offered at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/international-students
President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leicester Professor Nishan Canagarajah gives a message to international students and colleagues - be in no doubt: you are welcome at Leicester.
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Leicester to appear on BBC Radio 4s Gardeners Question Time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/university-to-appear-on-bbc-radio-4s-gardeners-question-time
The University's Attenborough Arboretum will feature in an upcoming episode of BBC Radio 4's Gardeners' Question Time on Friday 16 February at 3:00PM.
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What others think of us is none of our business
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/04/17/what-others-think-of-us-is-none-of-our-business/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on April 17, 2018 This morning I learned that someone from my childhood in another country has died. It is sad above all else for his family and friends, of whom I believe he had many.