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Unique archaeological project reveals historic earthquake in Cyprus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/unique-archaeological-project-reveals-historic-earthquake-in-cyprus
A University of Leicester archaeology project has uncovered new information about an ancient, erosion-threatened port in Cyprus.
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Attitudes to Convict Ancestry: Documentary Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/12/02/convict-ancestry-documentary/
Posted by Katy Roscoe in Carceral Archipelago on December 2, 2016 In this blog post I review the documentary ‘A Secret History of my Family: Gadbury Sisters’ , which aired in 2016, and discuss how it reflects changing attitudes to convict ancestry amongst British and...
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Discover Medieval Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/discover-medieval-leicestershire
Archaeologists and historians from the University have contributed to a new book examining Leicester life in the Middle Ages.
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How we use donated bodies
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/body-donation-programme/uses
Find out how we use donated bodies at Leicester Medical School, in line with the Human Tissue Authority regulations, as delineated in the legal framework of the Human Tissue Act 2004.
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#ColorOurCollections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/colorourcollections/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 For women’s history month, Europeana has released a great new colouring book about women in history with images from Europe’s greatest library and heritage collections.
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Modern Slavery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/14/modern-slavery-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 14, 2021 The Modern Slavery and Human Rights Policy and Evidence Centre (the Modern Slavery PEC) A consortium of six academic organisations funded by the Art and Humanities Research...
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Historic photographs: the changing workplace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/2387/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 As part of a new exhibition, the Bank of England Archive has released some of its historic photographs online.
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‘Dear Jackie’ doctor letters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/15/dear-jackie-doctor-letters/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2024 A digital collection from Glasgow Women’s library with some images and full text. The letters sent by teenage girls to the 1980s teen magazine health problem page.
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Open-access books on gender and sexuality
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/09/18/5242/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 18, 2023 Big Ten Open Books project, a collaboration between the six large American university presses and libraries of the Big Ten Academic Alliance aims to offer...
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Election Access Observation Toolkit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/19/election-access-observation-toolkit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 19, 2018 The International Foundation for Electoral Systems (IFES), along with the Disabled Person’s Organization (DPO) has developed an Election Access Observation Toolkit.