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Death and absence
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/first-world-war/death-and-absence
Get more information about death and absence from interviews with residents of Leicestershire during the First World War.
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From air travel getting safer to the doublestandards of sex tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-air-travel-getting-safer-to-the-double-standard-of-sex-tourism
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Dr Simon Bennett from the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning has written an article for The Conversation discussing how despite what news stories may suggest, air travel is actually getting safer.
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Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/medical-students-benji-waterhouse-leicester
It’s not every day you get to meet a best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, but that's what Medical with Foundation Year Students at the University of Leicester did.
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Tiny, ancient fossil shows evidence of the breath of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-fossil
A beautifully preserved fossil crustacean, 430 million years old, displays its respiratory organs in exquisite detail
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There’s no I in team.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/03/22/theres-no-i-in-team/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on March 22, 2017 I’ve got a friend…. Hang on, before you click away in disbelief, I actually have several friends, but the one I have in mind did his PhD on the correct use of debriefing after teambuilding activities.
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UN envoy says austerity has inflicted misery on UK citizens
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/30/un-envoy-says-austerity-has-inflicted-misery-on-uk-citizens/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 30, 2018 Last week comments from Sir Philip Alston UN Envoy on Poverty about inequality in the UK were widely reported.
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Increasing domestic violence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/increasing-domestic-violence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 Two shocking reports published this week.
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Green screen technology in the Classroom
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/10/02/green-screen-technology-in-the-classroom/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 2, 2019 The technology is now surprisingly easy to use (see below), but WHY would you want to place yourself or students in front of a different background? Purely for the fun...
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School children invited to take part in Leicester’s COP28 celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cop28-poster-competition
Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation are inviting school children to send in their pictures, posters and infographics about climate change.
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Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques/higher-education
Information on recombinant techniques for higher education students, including links to relevant resources and pages.