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QS University Rankings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/10/qs-university-rankings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 10, 2021 The latest QS university rankings have been published. Leicester is at #242. There are 51 subject rankings for 2021. You should consult the methodology on how they are compiled.
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Occupy Wall Street protest site
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/17/occupy-wall-street-protest-site/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2011 http://occupywallst.org/ This website is a good example of the Internet being used to organise protests. The website includes user generated maps, video streams and organisers materials.
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Mechanical Engineering MEng
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mechanical-engineering-meng/2026
New biomedical technologies. More effective pollution control systems. Mechanical engineering projects are evolving by the day. This degree will help you stay ahead of the curve, while also setting you up to become a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
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Expert opinions cover stolen treasure sugar refugees the EU and market crashes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/expert-opinions-cover-stolen-treasure-sugar-refugees-and-the-eu
Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management has written an article for The Conversation discussing the origin of the national institute, the Bank of England.
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University of Leicester lecturer scoops prestigious law prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/sarina
Dr Sarina Landefeld has been recognised for her research on the laws of war and armed conflict.
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Building dynamic, inclusive and socially purposeful museums and archives
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/building-inclusive-museums
In collaboration with NCK, the Nordic–Baltic research and development centre based in Östersund, Sweden, RCMG offered a week-long course in October 2016 which explored how museums and archives can become more dynamic, inclusive and socially purposeful organisations.
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Academic year: 2002-2003
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/02-03
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2002-2003.
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‘Worms in space’ experiment aims to investigate the biological effects of spaceflight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/worms-space-experiment-biological-effects-spaceflight
Universities of Leicester and Exeter collaborate on mission to send nematode worms to the International Space Station in a ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester
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Feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives explored in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tooth-wear-sheds-light-on-the-feeding-habits-of-ancient-elephant-relatives
How can we ever know what ancient animals ate? For the first time, the changing diets of elephants in the last two million years in China have been reconstructed, using a technique based on analysis of the surface textures of their teeth.
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Google and Facebook and tracking.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/04/27/google-and-facebook-and-tracking/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2020 A useful article with links to GPS data sources: How Facebook and Google Track Public’s Movement in Effort to Fight COVID-19 Posted in Media and Communication | Tagged Crisis...