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British premiere of Abdellah Taïa’s Salvation Army
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/queeringislam/2014/11/18/british-premiere-of-abdellah-taias-salvation-army/
Posted by Alberto Fernández Carbajal in Queering Islam on November 18, 2014 Back in September, I attended the first British screening of Salvation Army (2013), the début film of Moroccan author (and now filmmaker) Abdellah Taïa, screened exclusively...
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World’s Women 2015: Trends and Statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/23/worlds-women-2015-trends-and-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2015 World’s Women 2015: Trends and Statistics. Launched by the UN this week. Data on population, health, education, work, power, violence, poverty.
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U.S. Press Freedom Tracker launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/18/u-s-press-freedom-tracker-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 18, 2017 Recently released a new independent tool which is aiming to track press freedom in the USA.
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CILIP children’s book medal winners 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/22/cilip-childrens-book-medal-winners-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 22, 2017 The CILIP medals have been announced. http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/2017-winners-announced.php We have the books in stock in our resources collection, floor 1, yellow zone.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.
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Praise for University’s COVID-19 response
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/hebcon-contribution-award
The University of Leicester has been recognised with a national award for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wind-turbine-remains-surprising-fossils-palaeontology
University of Leicester palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists
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The UK’s humanitarian aid cuts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/the-uks-humanitarian-aid-cuts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 There have been proposed cuts to the UK aid budget. For some background and reactions to the proposed cuts see these useful resources: The 0.
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Trainee medics take first aid skills to the streets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/trainee-medics-take-first-aid-skills-to-the-streets
A group of 15 medical students from our University working as the Leicester branch of national charity StreetDoctors is set to expand its already successful first aid training and education initiatives over the coming months.
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Rugby star’s inspirational journey from training ground catastrophe sees him honoured by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/matt-hampson
A former Leicester Tigers rugby player who was paralysed in an England U21 training session has been honoured by the University of Leicester for helping others who have suffered similar catastrophic injuries through sport.