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The closed prison and the memory of anywhere-but-here
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/03/21/the-closed-prison-and-the-memory-of-everywhere-but-here/
Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on March 21, 2016 The prison of the wolvenplein (Wolves Square), located in the city centre of Utrecht (The Netherlands), closed down in June 2014 as part of the budget cuts that have also affected the prison administration.
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University of Leicester’s new support for parents of babies born premature or requiring neonatal care awarded charter mark
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/employer-with-heart-neonatal-leave
The University of Leicester has been recognised for its support of parents of premature babies and those who required neonatal care with the Employer with Heart charter mark from the charity The Smallest Things.
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New report finds nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-nuclear-report
Report involving Dr Andrew Futter finds nuclear weapon increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
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Leicester is founding signatory for new pledge to support technicians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-is-founding-signatory-for-new-pledge-to-support-technicians
Today, more than 35 universities and research institutions from across the UK – including the University of Leicester - have backed a pledge to support their technicians.
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New research study launches to improve pressure injury care for children with dark skin tones in hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/pressure-injuries
Researchers at the University of Leicester (UoL) are leading a clinical research study aimed at preventing pressure injuries in children and young people with dark skin tones in hospitals
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Man vs. machine: New Leicester research to compare human eye-tracking with AI in first study of its kind
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/eye-tracking
The human brain’s ability to track and process hazards will be pitted against an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool in a new interdisciplinary research study at the University of Leicester.
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Significant weight loss and blood sugar control seen in patients with type 2 diabetes following new medication combination
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/diabetes
An international team, including the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), that studied the combined effects of semaglutide with cagrilintide (CagriSema) in people with type 2 diabetes, has revealed...
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Useful links
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/useful-links
Further online resources, within the University of Leicester and beyond about Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys life and research.
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Book Group: Black Mischief
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/11/20/blackmischief/
Summary of a Evelyn Waugh Book Group discussion about Black Mischief, held at Leicester Central Library on 08/11/2015.
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Long-term cognitive and psychiatric effects of COVID-19 revealed in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/brain-health
Many people who were hospitalised with COVID-19 continue to have cognitive and psychiatric problems even two to three years post-infection, according to a new study published by researchers from the University of Leicester