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Ceremony late show sees Gloria make University of Leicester history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/gloria-mawete
Geography student makes University of Leicester graduation history
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Centenary tree planting helps Borough’s competition chances to bloom
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/botanic-bloom
Dr Richard Gornall, Director of the Botanic Garden & Curator of the Herbarium at the University of Leicester, said: “We are thankful to the borough of Wigston and Oadby for its donation to the garden which marks the centenary of the University of 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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Leicester pioneers use of R;pple in commitment to suicide prevention
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ripple
The University of Leicester has today (Monday) become one of the first universities in the country to install R;pple across all its computer networks and strengthening its commitment to suicide prevention.
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Ministerial visit showcases Space Park Leicester’s industry boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/treasury-minister-visit
Felicity Buchan MP, formerly Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, recently visited Space Park Leicester.
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New United Nations app
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/new-united-nations-app/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 UNU Jargon Buster glossary app for smartphones has about 450 A-Z entries. Find out what the many UN abbreviations mean including those of programmes and organisations.
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Training? Who needs it?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/11/01/training-who-needs-it/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on November 1, 2017 Recently, whilst talking to a trainer in one of the UK police forces, he mentioned how their staff trained in police driving techniques had to undergo regular refresher training.
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Do we really get what we pay for?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/01/26/do-we-really-get-what-we-pay-for/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on January 26, 2017 Donald Trump and Brexit have both been capturing the headlines of late. In a democratic process the USA voted for Trump as President and the UK decided to leave the European Union.
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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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Report on the World Social Situation digitised
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/07/08/report-on-the-world-social-situation-digitised/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2019 The Dag Hammarskjöld Library has recently digitised back runs of the Report on the World Social Situation (RWSS) published between 1952 to 1993.