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Juno’s First 150 Days
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/11/29/the-first-150-days-of-juno/
University of Leicester, Staff Blogs
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Unwell or Unwanted? The Mental Health of Western Australia’s Convict Population
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/10/17/unwell-or-unwanted-the-mental-health-of-western-australias-convict-population/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 17, 2016 By Kellie Moss Western Australia welcomed the transportation of convicts in 1850 as a solution to the economic problems which had affected the colony since its foundation as a free settlement in 1829.
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A System of Reintegration and Control: The Dual Functionality of Regional Convict Depots in Western
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/03/20/a-system-of-reintegration-and-control-the-dual-functionality-of-regional-convict-depots-in-western-australia/
Posted by abarker in Carceral Archipelago on March 20, 2017 By Kellie Moss Fremantle Prison, Western Australia (authors own image). The history of convict confinement in Western Australia has been dominated by one towering limestone structure: Fremantle prison.
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Supporting student learning: the limits of genericism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/12/05/supporting-student-learning-the-limits-of-genericism/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 5, 2017 ‘Learning in higher education involves adapting to new ways of knowing: new ways of understanding, interpreting and organising knowledge.
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Discovering Peterloo in Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/11/23/discovering-peterloo-in-special-collections/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on November 23, 2018 Guest post from Dr William Farrell, Research Services Consultant.
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The case for ‘remain’ in the EU referendum – my view as the director of a €1.5 million European fund
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/13/the-case-for-remain-in-the-eu-referendum-my-view-as-the-director-of-a-e1-5-million-european-funded-research-project-in-history/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 13, 2016 At the end of last week, thirteen Nobel prize-winning scientists wrote a letter to the right leaning newspaper The Daily Telegraph , urging Britain to vote ‘remain’ in the forthcoming European Union (EU)...
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Florence Rich and Granville School for Girls
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/05/22/florence-rich-and-granville-school-for-girls/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 22, 2018 11 Granville Road, Leicester, formerly Granville School for Girls On 14 November 1917 The Leicester Daily Post , edited by W. G.
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Rural life
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/rural-life
Learn more about the collections about rural life in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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New research shows increasing numbers of people in England with a common mental health condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/adult-psychiatric-survey-leicester
Figures from Part I of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), show an increase in poor mental health, up from 17.6% in 2007 to 22.6% in 2023/24 according to the University of Leicester
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University of Leicester receives funding to tackle the ‘Missing Element’ in chemistry diversity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/chemistry-diversity-student
£60,000 grant will create a network for undergraduate chemistry students from minority ethnic backgrounds at the University of Leicester and will support paid summer placements to boost research experience needed for postgraduate study