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Archaeologists identify changes to human bone following introduction of tobacco in Western Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/tobacco
University of Leicester researchers hope to better understand how tobacco consumption has historically impacted human health.
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Leicester’s global and colonial history explored through a basketry collection
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dryad-baskets
An exhibition showcasing the basket collection of Leicester entrepreneur Harry Peach has gone on display at Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
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Leicester expert to chair Government committee in environmental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/comeap-chair
An environmental health expert based at the University of Leicester has been appointed chair of a prominent Government scientific advisory committee.
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Leicester astrophysicist takes on key role in international space organisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/martin-barstow-essi
New Executive Committee for Earth-Space Sustainability Initiative (ESSI) includes Professor Martin Barstow from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester.
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Incoming University of Leicester Chancellor brings Sky At Night to the city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-sky-at-night
The University of Leicester’s incoming Chancellor will be bringing a special live edition of the BBC’s Sky at Night show to the city on Wednesday
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Arch-I-Scan blog Vindolanda pottery photography week 2 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/11/18/the-rime-of-the-ancient-archaeologist/
A description of experience of photographing pottery at Vindolanda for the Arch-I-Scan project
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Feminism in the School curriculum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/feminism-in-the-school-curriculum/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 This week MPs discussed the proposal for feminism to be dropped from the A Level politics curriculum. See the draft curriculum from 2015.
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Gender dynamics within the UN Security Council
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/gender-dynamics-within-the-un-security-council/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 The UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library has completed a project to provide statistical data on the gender composition of the UN Security Council from 1946 onward.
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Global information technology report 2013
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/global-information-technology-report-2013/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 Global information technology report Released by World Economic Forum, this report includes Networked Readiness Index Rankings, country data profiles and Case Studies of ICT being...
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Watergate: more online releases from US government
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/13/watergate-more-online-releases-from-us-government/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2012 http://www.archives.gov/research/investigations/watergate/us-v-liddy.html The newly released documents come from the U.S. v.