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Previous projects
https://le.ac.uk/library/get-involved/library-champions/previous-projects
Library champions projects from previous years, where you've made a difference.
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Leicester chemist conjures up spooktacular science of baking masterclass at New Scientist Live
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicester-chemist-science-baking-masterclass-new-scientist-live
University of Leicester culinary chemist Dr Josh Smalley wowed the crowds with his Halloween-themed baking spells – and some vomiting pumpkins – at New Scientist Live.
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“We are here to listen, learn and serve” – Dr Vijay Sharma on building a truly civic university
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/vijay-blog
At the heart of the University of Leicester’s civic mission is Dr Vijay Sharma, our Pro-Chancellor for Community Engagement – a role that’s as visionary as it is vital.
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Letter of the Law and Spirit of the Law
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/03/07/letter-of-the-law-and-spirit-of-the-law/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on March 7, 2018 So this week we learned that a UK parliamentary body had suggested that some members of a cycling team did not break the sporting laws in terms of taking drugs but they had “crossed an ethical line”.
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Is it really Social Media?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/10/12/is-it-really-social-media/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on October 12, 2018 One day this week I sat in a coffee shop with a friend. Two men of a certain age, we discussed the phenomena of social media with wonder.
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Internet privacy and freedom of expression
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/23/internet-privacy-and-freedom-of-expression/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 23, 2012 http://www.unesco.
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Leicester Oral History Archive collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/loha
The Leicester Oral History Archive is an extensive collection of over 500 interviews with a wide range of interview topics such as health, childhood, education, housing and many others. Learn more about the project.
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2021 news
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/news/2021
26 October 2021 Host Stress Signals Stimulate Pneumococcal Transition from Colonization to Dissemination into the Lungs Fayez Alghofaili, Hastyar Najmuldeen, Banaz O. Kareem, Bushra Shlla, Vitor E. Fernandes, Morten Danielsen, Julian M.
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Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature
However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.
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University of Leicester heart research receives £7 million funding boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/bhf-award
The British Heart Foundation has awarded £3 million to the University of Leicester (BHF) to support its world-class cardiovascular disease research over the next five years