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English Language Teaching Unit establishes link with Kettering Hospital
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/english-language-teaching-unit-establishes-link-with-kettering-hospital
On April 15th, the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) started a 12-week programme delivering English for Nurses classes to international nurses...
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Paediatric intensive care outcomes remain good despite poor staffing ratios
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/paediatric-intensive-care-outcomes-remain-good-despite-poor-staffing-ratios
Mortality rates in children’s intensive care units across the country remain very low, despite only 15% of them meeting recommended nurse staffing...
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New partnership between Leicester’s universities offers students chance to improve skills for less
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/pg-scholarship
Graduates in Leicester will be able to take discounted further study at either of the city’s universities thanks to a new joint offer.
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Leicester expert informs report into NHS and care workforce crisis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nhs-shortage
Research from the University of Leicester has informed a high-profile government report on staff recruitment, training and retention rates in...
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New report reveals childrens intensive care under increased pressure although mortality remains low
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-report-reveals-children2019s-intensive-care-under-increased-pressure-although-mortality-remains-low
Paediatric intensive care units in the UK and Ireland were operating under increased pressure as they coped with rising numbers of patients and a...
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Leicester spearheads event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-spearheads-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds
The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are spearheading efforts to boost recruitment into the study of medicine by focusing on locations...
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Honorary graduates January 2018 Nina Stibbe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-nina-stibbe
The writer and novelist Nina Stibbe, whose works which include Love, Nina and Man at the Helm feature Leicestershire, received an honorary Doctor...
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Christmas toys and festive joys Yuletide memories from the twentieth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/christmas-toys-and-festive-joys-yuletide-memories-from-the-twentieth-century
The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) has put together a number of recordings from the 1930s and 40s discussing Christmas time.
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University of Leicester showcases ground-breaking research to Executive Chair of Research England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/jessica-corner
The Executive Chair of Research England, Professor Dame Jessica Corner, visited the University of Leicester to meet with key researchers and women...
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Conference to explore the lasting scars of conflict
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/conference-to-explore-the-lasting-scars-of-conflict
Military welfare during the British Civil Wars and how the lasting scars of these conflicts influenced the nation for generations to come will be...