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Alex Keller
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/alex-keller
The University has learned, with regret, of the death of Professor Alex Keller who taught history of science and technology at Leicester 1963-1997.
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UK university returns century-old gesture by gifting books to Smithsonian
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/smithsonian
The University of Leicester returned a 100-year-old gesture from the Smithsonian during a ceremony to cement the institutions’ transatlantic partnership.
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Showcasing the First JWST Observations of Jupiter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/23/showcasing-the-first-jwst-observations-of-jupiter/
Scientists who revealed stunning views of Jupiter with the new £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope talk to the BBC Sky at Night about their hopes that more planets will soon give up their secrets
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Field Guide to Fake News
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/22/field-guide-to-fake-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2018 Recently Dartmouth college analysed the extent of election news manipulation in the 2016 USA presidential election.
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Juno Mission unveils the depth and structure of planet’s shrinking red spot and colourful bands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/29/juno-mission-unveils-the-depth-and-structure-of-planets-shrinking-red-spot-and-colourful-bands/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2021 Dr.
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The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/the-inclusive-historians-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook is a free project co-sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the National Council on Public History (NCPH) .
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Bloomberg: Tracking Emerging-Market Holdings of U.S. Debt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/24/bloomberg-tracking-emerging-market-holdings-of-u-s-debt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2013 Portfolio outflows from emerging markets sparked a sell-off in currencies from India’s rupee to Brazil’s real.
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Bloomberg: Nike bonds
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/29/bloomberg-nike-bonds/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2013 Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, has raised $1 billion with its first new debt sale in a decade. The company is offering 10- and 30-year securities.
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Human Trafficking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/human-trafficking-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 30th July was World Day Against Trafficking in Persons . The official UN website provides background on the need for the day and related United Nations publications.
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Real-world experience enhances Maths students’ skills
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/maths-industry-placements
Mathematics students from the University of Leicester have been putting their skills to use with a number of high-profile industry placements.