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• New project explores art and DNA at Leicester

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  Leicester-based artists Ruth Singer and Gillian McFarland have begun working with Dr Turi King, Reader in Genetics and Archaeology, on a project which explores creative and visual responses to DNA research.

• https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/26/freedom-to-marry-oral-history-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 26, 2017 Free access to this important collection from the University  of California Berkeley The Bancroft Library’s Oral History Center .

• https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/03/14/women-and-art-in-london/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 14, 2025 A project undertaken by Jeremy Smith and Charlotte Hopkins at The London Archives has revealed new information on women artists and publishers in practising in London during 1600s – 1800s.

• https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/irish-independence-film-collection/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 Free access via the Irish Film Institute player to this great collection of British news reel films covering the period 1900-1930 with such key events as WW1, the Easter Rising, the...

• https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/19/disability-arts-online/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 19, 2022 Disability arts online , led by disabled UK artists, includes advice and support for  disabled artists as well as listings, reviews, news relating to the arts and accessibility to...

• Attenborough Arts Centre launches exciting Spring programme

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  In Gallery 2 from 7 February to 6 April, artist Sabrina Tirvengadum will exhibit a range of her work which delves into the complexities of her Mauritian family history, deeply influenced by the legacies of colonialism.

• History and campus

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  See how far we’ve come since we were first founded as Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College in 1921 - from getting our Royal Charter in 1957 to the discovery of Richard III’s remains in 2012.

• New University film, 'Revisiting the Harms of Hate', available now

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  The sequel to a celebrated short film, produced by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, exploring the impact of hate crime is now available to watch.

• Research seminar: 'Talking Transformations: poetry, art, and translational migrations'

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  Find out about our research seminar: 'Talking Transformations: poetry, art, and translational migrations', with guest speaker Dr Manuela Perteghella.

• The history of genetic fingerprinting

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  Read about the history of genetic fingerprinting, and Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' journey from Oxford to Leicester to beyond genetic fingerprinting.