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Should Social Scientific Debate occur outside Academic Journals?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/01/14/should-social-scientific-debate-occur-outside-academic-journals/
Posted by Stephen Dunne in School of Business Blog on January 14, 2015 Lecturer in Social Theory and Consumption at the School, Stephen Dunne , attempts to renew a recent academic argument through a more accessible medium Social scientists engage in debates which matter to...
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Eight Weeks with Ghost Signs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/09/04/eight-weeks-with-ghost-signs/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on September 4, 2024 by Grace McWeeney As part of a Museum Studies 8-week work placement program, I worked with the Ghost Signs Collection at the University of Leicester. These are a few things I learned along the way.
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Shanty Towns and Museums in Rio de Janeiro
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/04/03/shanty-towns-and-museums-in-rio-de-janeiro/
Posted by Sheila Watson in School of Museum Studies Blog on April 3, 2013 Every now and then something takes your breath away and makes you rethink everything you ever thought you knew about museums.
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The weekend effect in hospitals: Why we need evidence to underpin policy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2016/09/16/the-weekend-effect/
Professor Julian Bion and Dr Carolyn Tarrant discuss the complex evidence behind the weekend effect and efforts to implement 7-Day Services, including results from the HiSLAC study, and emphasise the importance of using independent evidence to underpin healthcare policy.
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UK Disability History Month 2022: Uncovering the history of the Fielding Johnson Building
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/11/24/uk-disability-history-month-2022-uncovering-the-history-of-the-fielding-johnson-building/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library and Learning Services on November 24, 2022 16 November to 16 December 2022 is UK Disability History Month , an annual event creating a platform to focus on the history of the rights and dignity of disabled people.
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Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/onthisdayofwar/2015/06/18/commemorating-samuel-whitbread-1758-1815/
Posted by Philip Shaw in On This Day of War on June 18, 2015 ‘I deny the insane proposition that peace is more dangerous than war’: Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815 By E.J.
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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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Quality Improvement in Colonoscopy: A view from Sweden
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2020/09/08/quality-improvement-in-colonoscopy-a-view-from-sweden/
Posted by carolyntarrant in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on September 8, 2020 I am Annica, a PhD student from Sweden.
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Convicts, Indigenous People and Labour
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/06/08/convicts-indigenous-people-labour/
Postgraduate Carceral Archipelago panel on "Convicts, Indigenous People and Labour"
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Exploring antibiotic prescribing in South Africa and Sri Lanka: A brief travel report
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2017/09/27/exploring-antibiotic-prescribing-in-south-africa-and-sri-lanka-a-brief-travel-report/
Posted by ekrockow in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on September 27, 2017 Think university research is abstract and boring? Think again! I love my academic job, because it combines meaningful research on global health problems with...