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• UN: gender parity

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/05/un-gender-parity/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 5, 2017 The United Nations has launched a new Gender Parity and Equality website  where visitors can find information and data on representation of women in the UN system ...

• Rise Up: digital archive of Canadian Feminism

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/12/10/rise-up-digital-archive-of-canadian-feminism/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 10, 2018 Covering the period 1970-1990.   This resource from a women’s collective has a wealth of information.

• Social media to create earlywarning systems to combat future disasters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/social-media-to-create-2018early-warning-systems2019-to-combat-future-disasters

  Researchers from the Department of Media and Communication are examining how communities can use social media to improve their resilience to both human-made and natural disasters – such as the recent Nepal earthquake or the sinking of ships that left thousands...

• International Conference on Hydrogenase and Other Redox Metalloenzymes 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/hydrogenase-2026

  Web page for the International Conference on Hydrogenase and Other Redox Metalloenzymes. The conference will be held in Leicester in Summer 2026.

• Richard III and Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester

  Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. When king, Richard stayed in Leicester at least five times. Ultimately, it became his final resting place after the Battle of Bosworth when his corpse was returned to Leicester.

• Award-winning doctor to speak at empathic healthcare event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/empathy-course-leicester-stoney-gate

  Award-winning doctor will speak at an innovative empathic healthcare course

• Stories of a Different Kind

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/12/13/stories-of-a-different-kind/

  Stories of a Different Kind - an action research project, culminating in the performance 'Cabinet of Curiosities: How disability was kept in a box', that explores how museum collections can be used to engage audiences in debate and to tackle contemporary social issues...

• Joe Orton: 50 Years On

  https://le.ac.uk/joe-orton

  The Joe Orton: 50 Years On project sought to commemorate three of Joe Orton's plays (Loot, Entertaining Mr Sloane and What the Butler Saw) on the 50th anniversary of their premieres. Find out more about the project.

• Trauma-informed pedagogy

  https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives/trauma-informed-pedagogy

  Check research on trauma informed pedagogy in the English classroom for refugee learners from University of Leicester Sanctuary Seekers' Unit and access free training resources or book workshop.

• Unlocking the past from conflict to reform in the Northern Ireland Prison Service

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/unlocking-the-past-from-conflict-to-reform-in-the-northern-ireland-prison-service

  An experienced prison governor and head of the Northern Ireland Prison Service is to speak on prison reform for the University of Leicester’s Scarman Lecture Series.