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Two thirds of healthcare workers lacked access to appropriate PPE during first lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/ppe-uk-reach
A new study has revealed that two thirds (64.8%) of healthcare workers reported not having access to appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times during the first UK national lockdown.
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Cancer Research UK new open access policy 01 January 2022
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/cancer-research-uk-new-open-access-policy
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) have adopted an immediate open access position (no embargo) from 01 January 2022. They are also encouraging grant holders to post pre-prints of their work in a platform indexed in Europe PMC.
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New York Public Library Digital Collections enhanced access
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/29/new-york-public-library-digital-collections-enhanced-access/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 29, 2016 From January 2016 the New York Public library provides enhanced public domain access to its online collections which include thousands of stunning historical images.
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Access to UK's cultural heritage is revolutionised by Museum Data Service launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/museum-data-service
A transformative moment for the UK’s cultural sector took place this week as the Museum Data Service (MDS) officially launched, setting the stage for an unprecedented consolidation of the UK’s museum records.
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Library events for International Open Access Week, 23-29 October 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/10/06/library-events-for-international-open-access-week-23-29-october-2023/
Events being run by the University of Leicester Library for International Open Access Week, 23-29 October 2023
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Research suggests greater access to Higher Education could have reversed EU referendum result
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/research-suggests-greater-access-to-higher-education-could-have-reversed-eu-referendum-result
Greater access to Higher Education could have reversed the result of the 2016 EU referendum, according to new research from our Department of Mathematics.
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Collections and Research
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/collections-and-research
Read about the collections and research associated with the Botanic Garden.
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New 5-volume open-access study on Antisemitism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/11/22/new-5-volume-open-access-study-on-antisemitism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 22, 2021 De Gruyter have just made free to download : An End to Antisemitism! the outcome of an international high-level conference that was held in Vienna in 2018 as a collaboration...
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Free access to writings covering South West Asia and North Africa
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/free-access-to-writings-covering-south-west-asia-and-north-africa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 SAGE is offering free access to journal articles, reference entries and chapters covering South West Asia and North Africa ‘for a limited period’ (period not defined).
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Research from South Asia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/21/research-from-south-asia/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 21, 2011 http://www.esocialsciences.com/blog/index.asp A social sciences portal produced by south Asian scholars to promote research from India and the South Asian continent.