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National Archives: Sexuality and gender identity history
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/national-archives-sexuality-and-gender-identity-history/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 A guide on research on gender and sexuality in the UK National Archives. Emphasis is on their holdings of government, legal and police records.
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UK General Election data from 1918-2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/23/uk-general-election-data-from-1918-2017/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 23, 2019 A House of Commons Library briefing containing constituency level data from 1918. This can be downloaded as either an excel or CSV file.
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Covid-19 and Labour statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/04/27/covid-19-and-labour-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 27, 2020 Worldwide portal launched by ILO It is considering employment and unemployment. Mention is also made on the impact and ability of national suppliers to collect statistics.
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Event to highlight life-changing research to help children born prematurely and children suffering from lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/event-to-highlight-life-changing-research-to-help-children-born-prematurely-and-children-suffering-from-lung-disease
Life-changing research into helping children born prematurely and those suffering from lung disease will be showcased at an event organised by Action Medical Research at the Stamford Court conference centre on Thursday 19 May.
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Leicester among top 25 institutions in The TimesThe Sunday Times Good University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-among-top-25-institutions-in-the-times-the-sunday-times-good-university-guide
The University of Leicester is ranked among the top 25 UK institutions in a national league table compiled by national newspapers.
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Leicester to become first UK city to join global initiative against urban diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-to-become-first-uk-city-to-join-global-initiative-against-urban-diabetes
Leicester will join the likes of Copenhagen, Mexico City, Rome and Shanghai in becoming part of the Cities Changing Diabetes programme to tackle the dramatic rise of type 2 diabetes in urban areas.
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E-G8 Forum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/05/31/e-g8-forum/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2011 The first G8 conference on the impact of the Internet upon G8 nations was held in Paris on May 24-25th.
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X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and Optical microscopy
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/xrd-and-optical-microscopy
The Advanced Microscopy Facility at The University of Leicester has an optical microscopy suite which contains a variety of instruments which are available for the optical examination of materials.
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Accommodation
https://le.ac.uk/cite/eltu/presessional/accommodation
The University of Leicester has a wide range of accommodation options available to pre-sessional students in both the Village and City, although the selection can vary according to the time of year.
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Cancer scientists take part in Tough Mudder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/cancer-scientists-take-part-in-tough-mudder
A team of scientists is all set to get down and dirty this weekend – all in the aid of charity. Scientists based at the Cancer Research UK Leicester Centre, who are working on early detection of different cancers, will take part in their first Tough Mudder on 14 May.