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University of Leicester partners with Leicester Riders
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/leicester-riders
The University of Leicester is proud to support Leicester Riders as they look to defend their BBL Championship title in 2021/22.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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September 2025
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/almanac/september
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Study shows how to better prepare medical students to provide compassionate care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/medical-students-stoneygate-empathy-centre
A new study describes the creation of a curriculum which embeds empathic communication skills throughout undergraduate education for medical students.
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Literary Leicester events
https://le.ac.uk/literary-leicester/events
Find out more about upcoming Literary Leicester events
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Attenborough Arts Centre joins worldwide Bloomberg Connects programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/attenborough-arts-centre-bloomberg-connects-programme
Attenborough Arts Centre today announces a new partnership with Bloomberg Philanthropies to join the worldwide Bloomberg Connects programme.
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Fellowship award will allow Leicester researcher to launch genetic study of lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/fellowship-leicester-researcher-genetic-lung-disease
A University of Leicester researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Society Career Development Fellowship to lead a groundbreaking study into the genomics of bronchiectasis.
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New Databases on Economic Liberty and Human Development
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/new-databases-on-economic-liberty-and-human-development/
Posted by William Farrell in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 Prof.
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Britain at work
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/10/18/britain-at-work/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 18, 2024 The Britain at Work: Voices from the Workplace 1945-1995 project interviewed people from a diverse range of backgrounds about their experience of work including those who are...
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Social Media and Sexism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/16/social-media-and-sexism/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 16, 2014 This week a report published by Demos discussed the extent of misogyny on Twitter . You can read the full text on the website.