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Letters from the archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/10/22/letters-from-the-archives/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on October 22, 2024 Although today they have fallen out of fashion, letters were once one of the easiest, quickest and most popular methods of communication.
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From Berlin to Leicester: A Looted Book’s Tale
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/11/05/from-berlin-to-leicester-a-looted-books-tale/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on November 5, 2024 Please note that this post contains content relating to suicide and the Holocaust.
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Call for Peer Reviewers – Museological Review, Issue 27
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/03/19/call-for-peer-reviewers-museological-review-issue-27/
We are now inviting museum studies scholars to engage with us as peer reviewers for Issue 27 of Museological Review.
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Mercian conference: reflections from first time attendees
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/11/07/mercian-conference-reflections-from-first-time-attendees/
Posted by Laurian Williamson in Library and Learning Services on November 7, 2023 The 2023 Mercian collaboration conference was hosted at the University of Birmingham Exchange conference centre, in September 2023.
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Botanical Illustrations are not only pretty – they remain relevant today
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/05/12/botanical-illustrations-are-not-only-pretty-they-remain-relevant-today/
As the University has announced an exciting programme of Summer events at the Botanic Gardens in Oadby, we explore the art of botanical illustration through our Special Collections.
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Royal Society Summer Science festival set to inspire next generation of space scientists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/30/royal-society-summer-science-festival-set-to-inspire-next-generation-of-space-scientists/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 June 2021 Space experts from the University of Leicester will look to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with a series of live events exploring Mars as part of The Royal Society’s...
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Macron’s labour reforms are a major test for France’s trade unions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/11/14/macrons-labour-reforms-are-a-major-test-for-frances-trade-unions/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on November 14, 2017 Heather Connolly, Associate Professor of Employment Relations at ULSB ( hmc33@le.ac.uk ), on why President Macron’s labour reforms are a major test for France’s trade unions.
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Community playground is revitalised with a new coat of paint
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/adventure-playground
University of Leicester Vice Chancellor and President Professor Nishan Canagarajah was among a group of volunteers helping to breathe new life into Highfields Adventure Playground last week
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A win-win for volunteering
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-win-win-for-volunteering
Philip Grierson, Human Rights and Global Ethics Postgraduate in our Department of Politics and International Relations, has been presented with not one but two prestigious awards; the Frank May Volunteer of the Year and the Vice Chancellor’s Student of the Year Award at the...
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Student study shows the most powerful Pokémon companion and how fast you could catch em all
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/student-study-shows-the-most-powerful-pokemon-companion-and-how-fast-you-could-2018catch-2018em-all2019
27 February marks the 20th anniversary of Pokémon, the global franchise many may remember from their youth.