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University of Leicester politics expert to be embedded in UK Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rick-whitaker
Dr Rick Whitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, is one of three UK academics to be seconded to Parliament as a Thematic Research Lead.
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Additional programmes
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary-programmes/additional-programmes
Learn about additional alternative activities available
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European Film Gateway
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/08/05/european-film-gateway/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2011 http://www.europeanfilmgateway.
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African Rainbow stories
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/african-rainbow-stories/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 West Yorkshire Queer Stories has collected stories about LGBTIQ+ life, in the North of England.
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Smart phone usage USA 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/15/smart-phone-usage-usa-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2015 According to the Pew Research Center, nearly two thirds of Americans now depend on their smart phones for daily life. Download the Pew survey results for the full data.
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The University as a military hospital during the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/military-hospital
The University’s building now known as the Fielding Johnson Building was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Find out more about its wartime history.
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A closer look at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/a-closer-look-at-jupiter
The vital role that Jupiter plays in discovering the origins of our solar system was explored by a Leicester astronomer and Juno science team member.
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Nelson Mandela Digital Archive Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/30/nelson-mandela-digital-archive-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 30, 2012 http://archives.nelsonmandela.org/#!home New resource created by Google in association with the Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory to commemorate the life and political career of the man.
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FIA Formula 1 virtual racing is coming to the University of Leicester campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/24-virtual-formula-1
Two new high performance car aerodynamic designs will be competing against each other at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 28 May 2019.
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Royal Society picture portraits of eminent scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/royal-society-picture-portraits-for-eminent-scientists
Two leading University scientists, Professors Ken Pounds and Stan Cowley from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, have been photographed by Anne Purkiss for the Royal Society Picture Library.