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Changing face of journalism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/19/changing-face-of-journalism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 19, 2016 The Independent newspaper will be ceasing printed publication. A useful article on the conversation blog by a journalist involved in its early years sets the demise in context.
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United Nations Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/30/united-nations-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 30, 2017 UN Day marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. Read the full text of this historic document online.
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50 years of credit cards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/07/04/50-years-of-credit-cards/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 4, 2016 Its 50 years since people started using credit cards in the UK with the issue of the first Barclaycards. The BBC has a fascinating social history feature.
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Iraq, Syria and the Middle East
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/iraq-syria-and-the-middle-east/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Iraq Syria and the Middle East: an essay by Tony Blair Read the essay from Former British Prime minister on his official website to find out what he thinks Western governments should do.
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Human Trafficking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/human-trafficking/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 A new report from the Centre for Social Justice http://www.centreforsocialjustice.org.
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Smallpox in Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/05/05/smallpox-in-leicester/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 5, 2015 ‘The Wyvern Smiles’ from ‘The Wyvern’, (Leicester, 20 November 1891).
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Improvement Science Fellowship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2017/02/14/improvement-sci-fellowship/
SAPPHIRE’s Natalie Armstrong has recently been awarded a Health Foundation Improvement Science Fellowship, in this blog she reflects on her experiences so far and what she’ll be getting up to over the next three years.
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The Muslim Terror Within: Tajikistan’s Islamophobic Legislation
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2024/10/22/the-muslim-terror-within-tajikistans-islamophobic-legislation/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on October 22, 2024 Michael Dhanoya PhD Candidate in Criminology Tajikistan has become the latest country to place prohibitions on Muslims.
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The Invisible Religious Hate Crime: Shiaphobia Amid Ashura Commemorations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/10/27/the-invisible-religious-hate-crime-shiaphobia-amid-ashura-commemorations/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on October 27, 2023 Michael Dhanoya – PGR Researcher Earlier this year around the 27-28 July crowds of Muslim men and women took to the streets worldwide.
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Culture of Care (CoC)
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/culture-of-care
Our Culture of Care in the Division of Biomedical Services goes beyond the legal responsibility for the use of animals in experiments.