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Our 100: A people’s history of the University
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100
As part of the University’s centenary celebrations, we want your help to showcase ‘Our 100’ – 100 things that define our past, present, and future.
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International Women’s Day: 8th March
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/08/international-womens-day-8th-march/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2013 This year’s UN International Women’s Day focuses on ending violence against women. The song One Woman is released today to help laucnh the campaign. Hear it here: http://song.unwomen.
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Middle East Women’s Activism collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/middle-east-womens-activism-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 A digital collection from SOAS.
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The Barnardo’s Oral History project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/the-barnardos-oral-history-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 This project includes : The personal experience of Vice President, Baroness Floella Benjamin who came to Britain from Trinidad and Tobago as a small child A...
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Women’s rights in the Arab world
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/womens-rights-in-the-arab-world/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 Women’s rights in the Arab world. Thomson Reuters Foundation has published its third annual poll of gender experts, focusing on women’s rights in Arab League states.
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Black women’s suffrage collection launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/black-womens-suffrage-collection-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 New site from the Digital Public Library of America provides free access to thousands of primary source documents including letters, manuscripts and photos, political posters ...
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University of Rochester’s Empty Closet digital Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/10/22/university-of-rochesters-empty-closet-digital-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 22, 2012 http://www.lib.rochester.edu/index.cfm?PAGE=4769 Free access to one of the longest running LGBT newspapers. The Gay Liberation Front launched the Empty Closet in 1971.
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First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation
star formation star formation from nasa and space telescope science institute ©NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute|A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...
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Scientists invited to take advantage of leading high energy research centres
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/scientists-invited-to-take-advantage-of-leading-high-energy-research-centres
Our University is facilitating a Europe-wide programme that makes available some of the leading facilities in high energy astrophysics to scientists from around the world.
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X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Optical microscopy
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/xrd-and-optical-microscopy
The Advanced Microscopy Facility at The University of Leicester has an optical microscopy suite which contains a variety of instruments which are available for the optical examination of materials.