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Physics and Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/paul_mcmillan/
Centenary celebrations Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925. A class of 10 students were enrolled, and a single lecturer appointed.
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Leicester link to Nobel Prize winners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-link-to-nobel-prize-winners
In the latest announcement from the Nobel Prize committee, US academics Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University, Boston and Mike Young at Rockefeller University, New York, have received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of...
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Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-black-history-month
Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK
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Legal competitions
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers/competitions
Learn more about the legal competitions held and participated in by Leicester Law School, designed to enhance and hone your essential legal skills.
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20 years of the National Minimum Wage
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/08/20-years-of-the-national-minimum-wage/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 8, 2019 20 years of the National Minimum Wage – what has been the impact? On 1 April 1999 the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was introduced in the UK – a £3.
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The Criminal Corpse and the Competing Claims of Justice and Anatomy. By Richard Ward
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/12/21/richard-ward-the-criminal-corpse-and-the-competing-claims-of-justice-and-anatomy/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on December 21, 2015 The later eighteenth century represents a particular moment when the competing claims of anatomy and criminal justice fought for supremacy over the criminal corpse.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/dna/dna-higher-education/resources
Resources on genetics for those studying to a degree level, supplied by The University of Leicester.
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70th Anniversary of the United Nations (next year)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/02/13/70th-anniversary-of-the-united-nations-next-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 13, 2015 A new online exhibition is being created by the Dag Hammarskjöld Library which celebrates 70 key documents in the history of the UN.
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Spanish Elections on Sunday
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/17/spanish-elections-on-sunday/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 17, 2015 A look forward at the possible outcome of Spain’s elections on Sunday. http://www.theguardian.
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Coronations through history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/coronations-through-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 The National Archives has a mini coronations website which includes images of seals, phots and discussions of government documents.