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Scientists hail final flyby for Mercury mission with Leicester technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/mercury-flyby
Scientists who led instrument for the BepiColombo spacecraft comment as it makes final flyby at Mercury
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University of Leicester joins TechxFest in inspiring 100s of children to explore the world of technical careers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/techxfest-technicians-schools
Technical staff from Space Park Leicester and the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology attended the UK’s first event dedicated to showcasing the breadth of technical careers.
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African sources of information
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/23/african-sources-of-information/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2015 Kenya digital archives: Google has been partnering with the Kenyan National Archives to provide free access to a great new online digital library .
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Changing face of journalism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/19/changing-face-of-journalism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 19, 2016 The Independent newspaper will be ceasing printed publication. A useful article on the conversation blog by a journalist involved in its early years sets the demise in context.
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Human Trafficking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/human-trafficking/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A new report from the Centre for Social Justice http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.
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World Press Freedom day is celebrated annually on the 3rd May
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/04/world-press-freedom-day-is-celebrated-annually-on-the-3rd-may/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 4, 2018 2018 is the 25 th anniversary and the focus is upon the rule of law. Find out more about the events on the UNESCO official website.
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50 years of credit cards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/50-years-of-credit-cards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 Its 50 years since people started using credit cards in the UK with the issue of the first Barclaycards. The BBC has a fascinating social history feature.
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World Food Day (16th October)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/10/18/world-food-day-16th-october/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2019 See the FAO official website for details of this year’s theme on healthy diet.
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Iraq, Syria and the Middle East
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/iraq-syria-and-the-middle-east/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do.
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United Nations Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/30/united-nations-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 30, 2017 UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. Read the full text of this historic document online.