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Squirrel in the Engineering Department, 2017
No full textColour photograph of a squirrel exploring the roof of the Engineering Building. Submitted for the 'What makes the University Special' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'The path of PhD research is rugged and lonely, but exciting discovery turns up just like a cute squirrel came into the lab unexpectedly and delightfully at Eng. Dept. building under the roof project.
Photograph of June James, 2017
No full textBlack and white photograph of June James. Submitted for the 'What makes the University Special' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'The university is special because of having such world class tutors like June James. June James works as Consultant Nurse in Diabetes and co-chaired Diabetes UK conference.
Snow covered grass, 2017
No full textColour photograph of a student's first experience of snow. Submitted for the 'What makes the University Special' Category, Student life Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'The University of Leicester will always be a special place for me because this is the place that I had my first ever snow experience in my life! The snow was simply beautiful and I love it!
Distance Learner: places to study, 2017
No full textColour photograph of laundrette where a distance learner studied. Submitted for the 'University of Leicester Community' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'As a Distance Learner, life is never boring and daily chores have to be done, my washing machine broke down, while I was in the middle of my Module, so I decided to take my module books with me to read.
Distance Learner Study Space, 2017
No full textColour Photograph showing the study space of a distance learner. Submitted for the 'Study Facilities' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'A depiction of distance learning. My daughter is giving me moral support during an assignment. I wanted to show the support of an international cohort so included the picture in the background!
Student Desk in John Foster Accommodation, 2017
No full textColour photograph of a student's desk in John Foster Student Accommodation, Oadby. Submitted for the 'Student Accommodation' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017
View of Engineering Building, Attenborough Tower, and Charles Wilson at night, 2017
No full textColour Photograph of the Engineering Building, Attenborough Tower, and Charles Wilson behind the trees in Victoria Park at night. Submitted for the 'Campus' Category, Studnet Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017
Student surrounded by Autumn Leaves, 2017
No full textColour photograph of Azza Abdullah surrounded by Autumn leaves. Submitted for the 'University of Leicester Community' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'this photo was taken as part of my Muslims of Leicester series.
Benches in Victoria Park, 2017
No full textColour photograph of victoria park on a foggy morning with the benches in the foreground of the photograph. Submitted for the 'Campus' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'campus in the dawn, took during the jogging in the morning.
Anonymous (Anon.) interviewed by Yolanda Courtney, 7 November 2016
No full textAnonymous (Anon.) interviewed by Yolanda Courtney (YC) on 07 November 2016. Anon. describes travelling to Leicester, England in search of job. Joined Leicestershire County Council Archaeological Unit in 1979. Detailed description of work within Archaeological Fieldwork Survey Team. Carried out earthwork surveys, aerial photography studies, mapping, maintaining sites and monuments records and developing community archaeology schemes. Details state studentship training course with Oxford University Extramural Department. Talks about role within Bedfordshire Planning Department. Detailed description of the work carried out by Leicestershire Archaeological Unit from 1960s to 1990s and changing scope of this department. Describes introduction and impact of Planning Policy Guidance 16 for archaeology and planning: giving statutory powers for protection of archaeology. Describes how survey teams enabled Leicester's archaeology to be rescued, gives example; Brooksby quarry, Husbands Bosworth Quarry. Comments on new periods defined by archaeology of Leicestershire. Explains relationship between District Council Planning Department and Leicestershire Archaeological Unit. Comments on government cutbacks and limited professional positions for planning archaeologists. Story about the planning process for A46 Leicester Western Bypass. Description of increase in archaeological consultants and commercial units