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New report highlights ineffective treatment of people with multiple health conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/new-report-highlights-ineffective-treatment-of-people-with-multiple-health-conditions
A report from the Academy of Medical Sciences points to an alarming lack of information about multimorbidity - a scenario where a patient suffers several diseases simultaneously.
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Researchers suggest targeting freshers could halt spread of meningitis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/researchers-suggest-targeting-freshers-could-halt-spread-of-meningitis
A campaign targeted at students arriving at university for the first time could hold the key to reducing the spread of meningitis and septicaemia, say researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham.
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Leicester’s pharmacist prescribing programme is a national first
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/pharmacy
Employer demand has led to the University of Leicester launching the UK’s first independent pharmacist prescribing programme.
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Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/english/outreach
Staff in English at the University of Leicester are committed to presenting their work outside Higher Education, and to discussing research ideas beyond the university. Find out about our talks, events, public readings, local education projects and more.
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Buying your child Lego for Christmas?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/20-buying-your-child-lego-for-christmas
Buying your child Lego for Christmas Lego|Interesting new research gives some assurance to parents of swallowing small objects New research by Dr Damian Roland, Consultant and Honorary Associate Professor in Paediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Leicester, and...
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Free language taster sessions from Languages at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/free-language-taster-sessions-from-languages-at-leicester
A long-running language learning programme providing over a dozen languages is offering members of the public the opportunity to try a new language for free.
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University Head of School to hold public lecture on trust in museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/tilly-blyth
Professor Tilly Blyth, Head of School of Museum Studies will hold a public lecture on trust in museums at Keele University.
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Masai charity mission for Mazin
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/masaai-charity-mission-for-mazin
Final year Medical Genetics student Mazin Mirza (pictured) is planning to live amongst the Masaai tribespeople of Kenya and raise money for charity.
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Chemical in red grapes may help prevent bowel cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/chemical-in-red-grapes-may-help-prevent-bowel-cancer
Resveratrol, a chemical found in red grapes, is more effective in smaller doses at preventing bowel cancer in mice than high doses, according to new research published in the journal Science Translational Medicine.
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Mary Curnock Cook CBE
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/mary-curnock-cook
Building on a successful executive career, leading strategic transformation and growth, Mary has a portfolio of non-executive education-related roles including chairing the Dyson Institute of Engineering and Technology and Pearson’s UK qualifications business, and as a...