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Community History collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/british-empire-commonwealth/community-history-collection
Find entries in our catalogue from the Community History collection, which relate to the British Empire and Commonwealth theme.
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Environmental sustainability
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/medicine-science-technology/environmental-sustainability
Environmental sustainability examines the interaction between people and their surroundings. The challenge is to make use of natural resources whilst safeguarding their future availability.
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Online Gender Gap Audit published
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/online-gender-gap-audit-published/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 The World Wide web Foundation has recently launched its first audit of the difficulties women face at getting online.
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SHIPS
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/older-projects/ships
Find out more about the research on Screening to improve Health In very Preterm infantS in Europe at the University of Leicester.
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School of Psychology and Vision Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences
As a School we aim for excellent research and teaching, excellent educational outcomes and are proud of our initiatives focused on equality, diversity, and inclusion.
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How much do rich nations help the poorest?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/how-much-do-rich-nations-help-the-poorest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 The Center for Global Development has developed an index which measures the commitment of the world’s richest nations to aiding the poorest.
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University of Leicester pioneers new national pathway to get ex-military into Higher Education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/armed-forces
University of Leicester is at the forefront of a new scheme that aims to make easier for veterans to enter Higher Education. The Higher Education Pathway for Armed Forces (HEPAF) has been proposed by staff at Leicester to be implemented across the Higher Education sector.
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Beatrix Potter – 150th Anniversary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/07/28/beatrix-potter-150th-anniversary/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on July 28, 2016 Iconic fictional characters of childhood can be attributed to the creativity of Beatrix Potter, author and illustrator of the late 19 th – early 20 th century.
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Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking
The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.
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Lets make living fossils extinct
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/lets-make-living-fossils-extinct
Research involving Dr Rob Hammond from the Department of Genetics has been cited by the Guardian in an article about 'living fossils' - and if it's time for scientists to retire the term.