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The Aesthetics of Authenticity in the Modern Chain Pub – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/02/13/the-aesthetics-of-authenticity-in-the-modern-chain-pub/
Discussion of a book chapter about the "Pub Authenticity-Value Aesthetic" in relation to the JD Wetherspoon pub chain, recently published in an edited volume Biographies of Drink (CSP, 2015)
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Penny Bloods on display in the Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/09/penny-bloods-on-display-in-the-library/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2014 Penny Bloods, popular from the 1840s to the 1860s, were so named because of their preoccupation with the gory and sensational.
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Our current exhibition ‘Joe Orton in 1964’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/06/03/our-current-exhibition-joe-orton-in-1964/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on June 3, 2014 When Joe Orton’s play Entertaining Mr Sloane was performed in the West End in 1964, it provoked both virulent criticism and glowing praise – he enjoyed both in equal measure. The critic W.
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University of Leicester Discovering Excellence Staff Awards
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2016/11/01/the-discovering-excellence-awards-finalists/
On Thursday 10 November we have an exciting first for the University; the inaugural Discovering Excellence Staff Awards.
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Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/women-in-engineering
University of Leicester engineers Dr Jinning Zhang and Dr Emine Celiker speak on their experience in the discipline and the importance of more women working in science
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University of Leicester report finds 45% of UK’s east and southeast Asian people experienced hate crime in the last year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/race-study
An alarming report co-authored by the University of Leicester has revealed hate crime experienced by east and southeast Asian (ESEA) people in the UK remains chronically underreported.
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Leicester-led study finds long-COVID leaves tell-tale traces in the blood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/long-covid
A study into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus, led by experts from the University of Leicester, has found long-COVID leaves tell-tale traces in the blood.
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Information for organisations and volunteers
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/initiatives/refugeap/organisations
How can I get in touch or find out more? If you have a general enquiry, please email refugeap@leeds.ac.uk Follow us on BlueSky at @refugeap.bsky.
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Professor Jack Spence
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/jack-spence
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Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching: Academic and staff blogs from the Uni
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/page/8/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester