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University of Leicester receives Freedom of the Borough honour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/freedom-of-borough
The University of Leicester has been conferred the Freedom of the Borough by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (OWBC) - the highest civic honour the council can bestow – in the year that the University celebrates its Centenary.
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Read all about it! Journalism students to work side-by-side with Leicester reporters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leicester-mercury
Leicester’s next generation of journalists will gain first-hand experience of local reporting as a result of a new partnership between the University of Leicester and the UK’s largest news publisher.
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Leicester society wins international award for medical education through pandemic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/medall-award
A team of Leicester medical students has been recognised for going above and beyond to educate healthcare professionals despite the challenges of COVID-19.
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Bestselling author Louise Doughty awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/louise-doughty
The bestselling Leicestershire-born author, playwright and journalist, Louise Doughty, has today (Wednesday 19 January) been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester.
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BBC drama novelist residency set to inspire English students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/kit-de-waal
Kit also had a message for existing and potential English students at the University. She said: “I hope I’m an inspiration to anyone who feels they may not belong, may not have what it takes, may not fit in. You do, and at the University of Leicester, I hope we can show you how.
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Gender discrimination in the UK.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/gender-discrimination-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 Following on from last week’s TUC report which found that ‘Women who become mothers before 33 earn 15% less’, the UK Government this week released the results of a survey on pregnancy...
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United Nations Digital Library launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/22/united-nations-digital-library-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 22, 2017 The long awaited site combines a number of existing sources from UNBIS net in a more user friendly and mobile friendly format.
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UK Election
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/04/27/uk-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2015 Fantasy Front bench Who would be your fantasy front bench for the UK government? This fun tool has been created with the support of mySociety and Joseph Rowntree Trust using data from...
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Impact of pandemic on future earnings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/25/impact-of-pandemic-on-future-earnings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2021 Education recovery and resilience in England: Phase two report Education policy Institute Based on EPI analysis commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), the new...
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Trans-Inclusive Culture: Guidance on advancing trans inclusion for museums, galleries, archives and heritage organisations
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/trans-inclusive-culture
Explore this document to find out more about guidance for trans-inclusion in cultural organisations