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Applications
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/how-to-apply/applications
See step-by-step guidance on how to apply for one of our postgraduate courses: choosing a course, gathering your documentation and completing our application form.
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Literary Leicester events to tackle race culture and class headon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/literary-leicester-events-to-tackle-race-culture-and-class-head-on
October 2017 marks the 30th anniversary of Black History Month in the UK - a month dedicated to recognising and celebrating black history, arts and culture.
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Scientists discover one of the most luminous new stars ever
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-discover-one-of-the-most-luminous-2018new-stars2019-ever
Astronomers have today announced that they have discovered possibly the most luminous ‘new star’ ever – a nova discovered in the direction of one of our closest neighboring galaxies: The Small Magellanic Cloud.
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New supercomputer heading for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/new-supercomputer-heading-for-leicester
A new generation of supercomputer is coming to Leicester. The University is one of only three UK universities selected to host the supercomputers which will facilitate processing data used in industrial R&D and academic research.
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Principal texts set out principles of intelligence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/17-new-spying-publications
Leicester academic publishes two new key books on espionage and intelligence.
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Library support
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/teaching-learning/library
The award-winning David Wilson Library here at Leicester is designed to support the needs of thousands of students, from freshers to postgraduates.
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UNESCO open data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/30/unesco-open-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2015 UNESCO has created a new portal with data on annual expenditure and ongoing projects since 2014. It includes donor, regional and theme based information.
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1 million visits to UK Food Banks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/27/1-million-visits-to-uk-food-banks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2015 Trussell Trust has just released the shocking figures that in the last year more than 1 million allocations of food were made by the charity.
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Latest Brexit debate in Hansard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/12/latest-brexit-debate-in-hansard/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2016 On 7th December UK parliament debated the government’s strategy on Brexit. Read the Hansard entry and consult related documents on the UK parliament website .
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Global Teacher Status Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/global-teacher-status-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Global Teacher Status Index A new study out this week ranks the status of teachers in various countries.