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Diabetes action plan to tackle huge rise in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/diabetes-2018action-plan2019-to-tackle-huge-rise-in-leicester
Leicester has become the first UK city to launch a dedicated diabetes action plan as part of a global drive to combat an alarming rise in diagnoses of the condition.
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Celebrating International Women’s Day 2020
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/06-iwd
In the run-up to International Women’s Day (IWD) the University of Leicester has been celebrating with a range of events across campus, join us over the weekend for more events. Celebrated on 8 March each year, this year's IWD theme is #EachforEqual.
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GSC High Achiever's Award
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/gsc-high-achievers-award
This scholarship is for international (non-EU) students who have completed a foundation pathway at the Leicester Global Study Centre and are beginning a full-time, campus-based, undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester in September 2021.
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Authorised absences
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/authorised-absences
The University recognises that a student may require a short absence from their studies depending on their personal circumstances. It’s really important that you talk to your school administrative team or your personal tutor about requesting time away from your studies.
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Curiosity in Isolation at Edinburgh and Glasgow
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2020/05/02/curiosity-in-isolation-at-edinburgh-and-glasgow/
Curiosity Rover, Edinburgh locality, HiRISE image
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Using other libraries
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/using-other-libraries
Information about using other university libraries in the UK.
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In-silico trials of targeted screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm using linked healthcare data
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/research/in-silico-trials
Background The University of Leicester’s Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is conducting a research project where data for men invited for aneurysm screening by the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (NAAASP) is being linked up with their General Practice...
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Black Mischief in the Albatross Modern Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/05/09/black-mischief-in-the-albatross-modern-library/
Posted by in Waugh and Words on May 9, 2019 Modernist scholar and editor of our forthcoming Black Mischief volume Dr Naomi Milthorpe has been researching with our project partners at the Harry Ransom Center.
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The Two Fredericks: A snapshot of male intimacy in prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/09/30/the-two-fredericks-cockatoo-island/
Posted by Katy Roscoe in Carceral Archipelago on September 30, 2016 In the 1840s, campaigners for the abolition of convict transportation engaged in a campaign of scare-mongering about the prevalence of sexual acts between male convicts (dubbed “unnatural acts”).
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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Research Fellow: Dr Turi King - Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain and lead researcher on the Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England project In Britain, we have heritable surnames.