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• BLOG: what’s the wider story behind Leicester’s migration history?

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/migration

  Fifty years ago Leicester welcomed up to 28,000 South Asian UK passport holders from Uganda.

• Frank, the Double Duchesse

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/11/08/frank-the-double-duchesse/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on November 8, 2016 Amongst the contents of the Fairclough Collection of engraved portraits, relating to political and social history in 17 th century Britain, we have recently discovered this delicately executed...

• New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-insights-into-2018glue2019-for-dna

  New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA 1400|Leicester scientist involved in discovery of how a component of the cohesin ring binds DNA.

• Civil rights expert to deliver annual American Studies lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-american-studies-lecture

  An expert on the history of the Black Power movement will deliver a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 October.

• ‘Average income back to pre-recession levels’

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/09/average-income-back-to-pre-recession-levels/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 9, 2015   According to the latest research from IFS.

• Research support

  https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support

  Discover how The University of Leicester Library supports your research needs by providing access to tailored services and helpful guidance.

• First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age

  A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.

• Hunger

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/hunger/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 Hunger in Britain today The conclusion of  The report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquir y into Hunger in the United Kingdom was published this week.

• What is saffron

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron

  Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.

• Survey reveals new archaeological findings at threatened ancient harbour

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/survey-reveals-new-archaeological-findings-at-threatened-ancient-harbour

  An expedition by a team from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History at Dreamer’s Bay, RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus between 10 to 22 September 2015 has unearthed a series of ancient artefacts.