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Fewer GP appointments and the COVID lockdown have exacerbated declining continuity of care in English general practices
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/levene
A lack of available appointments and the aftermath of the COVID pandemic have exacerbated declining continuity of care in General Practices across England say University of Leicester experts
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Women and low pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/22/women-and-low-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2014 A number of reports have revealed a gender disparity in pay rates.
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Increased activity during the summer caused by genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/increased-activity-during-the-summer-caused-by-genes
The warm temperature on a summer’s day is often a time for relaxing, but researchers from the Department of Genetics have suggested that a ‘thermosensory’ gene could be responsible for changes in behaviour in different climates.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...
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Why coronavirus can be fatal in young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-corona-in-young
Coronavirus can be fatal to young people because of the extreme immune response triggered by the virus within their body, advises Dr Julian Tang, Associate Professor of Respiratory Sciences at the University of Leicester.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/research-degrees
We offer numerous opportunities for postgraduate research, leading to the award of MD, MPhil and PhD degrees both by full- and part-time study. Find out about our various areas of research.
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Dialect in Diaspora: People and Places (PhD)
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/dialect-in-diaspora-people-and-places
Supervisor Dr Jayne Carroll PhD student Eleanor Rye This project is being carried out at The Institute for Name-Studies at the University of Nottingham as part of The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain programme.
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Consuming Authenticities: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/page/2/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Study shows regularly standing up helps prevent Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/study-shows-standing-up-helps-prevent-type-2-diabetes
Women who have an inactive daily routine and are at high risk of Type 2 diabetes can help prevent the condition by regularly standing up or walking for five minutes at a time, a new study has found.
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Local Freemasons donate 32000 to fund University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/local-freemasons-donate-ps32-000-to-fund-university-research
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £32,000 to the University to fund research into visual impairments and the impact these have on different groups and their reading abilities.