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School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/school-of-business-academics-are-helping-shine-a-light-on-the-work-of-vietnamese-designers
School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers 1575|School of Business academics are helping shine a light on the work of Vietnamese...
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New species of rare ancient worm discovered in fossil hotspot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-species-of-rare-ancient-worm-discovered-in-fossil-hotspot
A team of researchers including Leicester’s Professor David Siveter have discovered a new species of lobopodian, an ancient relative of modern-day velvet worms, in 430 million-years-old Silurian rocks in Herefordshire, UK.
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New film reveals challenges behind lifting and conserving a Roman mosaic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/new-film-reveals-challenges-behind-lifting-and-conserving-a-roman-mosaic
A new film produced by our University showcases how archaeologists successfully lifted and conserved a Roman mosaic found in Leicester.
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Advancing the protection of migrants human rights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/advancing-the-protection-of-migrants2019-human-rights
Leicester Law School lecturer Alan Desmond has recently edited an international collaborative book on the UN Migrant Workers Convention and its potential to advance the protection of migrants’ human rights.
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Images of Woman – Visual Communication in Advertising
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/18/images-of-woman-visual-communication-in-advertising/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2019 A really great site for students created by Trevor Millum who studied History at Birmingham University before completing a PhD at the Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies...
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Historic US election results
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/historic-us-election-results/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 USA Presidential elections. Here are some historical data sources. Official vote counts for federal elections since 1920 from the official sources compiled by the Office of the Clerk.
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A new Regional Gender Equality Monitor
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/29/a-new-regional-gender-equality-monitor/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 29, 2019 A new index which focuses specifically on female disadvantage and achievement at a regional level within the European Union.
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Africa in Fact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/12/04/africa-in-fact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 4, 2015 Good Governance Africa is an organisation based in Africa which aims to improve government performance on the continent.
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USA Primaries – Useful resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/26/usa-primaries-useful-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 26, 2016 What is a primary? find out with this handy guide to the US electoral system from Vote Smart.
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Socioeconomic impacts of COVID-19 on women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/01/17/socioeconomic-impacts-of-covid-19-on-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 17, 2022 Women and girls left behind: Glaring gaps in pandemic responses This publication contains and analyses the outcomes of Rapid Gender Assessment surveys (RGAs) on the...