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• How science got women wrong explored by award-winning science journalist

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/how-science-got-women-wrong-explored-by-award-winning-science-journalist

  The long history of gender bias in science research and the work being done to correct it will be explored in a talk by award-winning science journalist Angela Saini (pictured).

• The Right to be Heard Framework: A learning companion

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/the-right-to-be-heard-framework-a-learning-companion/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 An online guide from Oxfam intended for development workers.  The right to be heard framework aims to help poor people be heard by politicians.

• PingER – how bad is the Internet in Africa?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/08/pinger-how-bad-is-the-internet-in-africa/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2013 The PingER (Ping End-to-end Reporting) Internet End-to-end Performance Measurement (IEPM) project monitors performance of Internet links from over 700 sites in 160 nations.

• Black students and access to HE

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/16/black-students-and-access-to-he/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2022 78% of universities are less likely to make Black students an offer to study than other similar applicants, according to the Ethnic Representation Index (ERI) launched by University...

• Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) Knowledge Hub

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/03/22/womens-resilience-to-disasters-wrd-knowledge-hub/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2022 Launched by UN Women in partnership with the Australian Governmen t this new site aims to spotlight research and resources relating to  gender-responsive disaster risk...

• Groundbreaking masterclasses to drive forward empathic healthcare

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/stoneygate-empathic-healthcare-leicester

  Some of the world’s greatest champions of treating patients with empathy will share their expertise with healthcare professionals during a series of groundbreaking masterclasses in Leicester.

• A successful first year for the Leicester Weekend

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/a-successful-first-year-for-the-leicester-weekend

  The first Leicester Weekend took place from 17 - 19 June where over 500 alumni were welcomed back to the University of Leicester. The weekend commenced with The Legacy Guild’s Annual Afternoon Tea (pictured, left) which was held at Beaumont Hall on Friday 17 June.

• Space Park Leicester to benefit from funding boost for UK space sector

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/space-park-levelling-up

  Space Park Leicester is to receive £284,000 to fund a Cluster Development Manager who will work with local government, businesses and academia.

• Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/wine-caribbean

  Earliest evidence of wine drinking in the Americas found in Caribbean pottery vessels by team involving the University of Leicester

• Weight re-gained after weight loss results in less muscle, more fat, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/overweight

  A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by weight regain has a negative impact on muscle mass.