by Caitlin Wake and Lavina Dhillon The University of Leicester relies heavily on Blackboard and so it is imperative to the university that all students can use it without any accessibility concerns. If you believe certain content or features on Blackboard are not accessible for you after reading this document, please get in contact with […]
Read More Accessibility features of BlackboardDue to coronavirus, libraries have had to shut down during lockdown in France. After the difficult period last spring, libraries were able to open up to the crowd but of course there were some strict guidelines to follow, set up by the French government. Located in Brittany, a library had to undergo some changes in […]
Read More How French libraries are dealing with COVID-19Sometimes the best thing a person can do is talk about what’s troubling them and have someone listen. Isn’t this the age-old advice that people get? It isn’t fool-proof, but in articulating troubles or traumas, there’s a process of reflexivity, objectivity and camaraderie. This is also true of female storytelling in Arabic tradition; women have […]
Read More Scheherazade: The power of StorytellingDecember 2020 issue Welcome Represent is a campaign launched and led by the library to help better depict our incredibly diverse pool of students, staff, and local population. It started in 2019, as an initiative of Heena Karavadra, our Academic Librarian, driven by a desire to create an environment where issues such as race, tokenism […]
Read More REPRESENT: STUDENT NEWSLETTERby Hannah Fox, Final Year BA English Literature with Media Studies & Library Champion I am a final year BA English with Media Studies student and last year I was fortunate enough to secure an eight-month placement with independent publisher HopeRoad. Founded by Rosemarie Hudson in 2010 after realising that bookshops and libraries predominately contained […]
Read More My time with HopeRoad PublishersThe University of Leicester declared itself as a University of Sanctuary in November 2018. In becoming a University of Sanctuary, Leicester is striving to make itself a place that is understanding towards the needs of refugees and asylum seekers, is welcoming to them and provides opportunities through a range of initiatives. In celebration of Refugee Week, […]
Read More Breaking Barriers: Refugee WeekGo Green Week is an annual campaign run by the University to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability and encourage positive change among students and staff at the University of Leicester. It is part of a national campaign led by People and Planet, the UK’s largest week of student climate action. Find out more information […]
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