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Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar
With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources like wind, solar and geothermal.
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University of Leicester retains award for commitment to advancing gender equity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/athena-swan
The University of Leicester has been recognised for commitment to advancing gender equity across higher education and research with the successful renewal of an institutional Athena Swan Silver award.
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Acarajé Diaries Day 0 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/24/acaraje-diaries-day-0/
Project co-investigator embarks on a research trip to Salvador, Bahia in Brazil to find out more about the bahianas do acarajé.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/103/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Easy access for local people to university libraries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/libraries
Universities in Leicester and Leicestershire are opening up their libraries to public users.
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Ground-breaking discovery could pave the way for new therapies to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/cholesterol-cells-stroke-cardiovascular
Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells
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PSE: UK Poverty and social exclusion
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/10/17/pse-uk-poverty-and-social-exclusion/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2012 http://www.poverty.ac.uk/ has just been re-launched, with a host of new features to improve access to the project data and findings.
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Does Trump contradict himself?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/24/does-trump-contradict-himself/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2017 Trump of Yore , is a fascinating project from the @qz bot studio when President Trump tweets it uses mathematical software to compare the new postings tweets in the president’s...
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Scottish Resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/20/scottish-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 20, 2017 The Word on the Street has broadsheet popular newspapers from 1650-1910. Search by keyword or place. Get popular reports of current events, crimes, politics and attitudes.
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Kleptocracy Archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/17/kleptocracy-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2016 What is a kleptocracy? Kleptocracy is a system in which well-connected elite is able to use patronage or corruption to exploit the national resources for individual gain.