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New research could help detect early signs of heart failure in diabetic patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/diabetes-heart-failure
New research in Leicester, which has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could help understand how heart failure can develop in people living with Type 2 diabetes. An estimated 3.7 million people in the UK are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
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Leicester joins British Academy’s first regional Early Career Researcher Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/early-career-researcher-network
The University of Leicester has today (Thursday) announced that it has joined the British Academy’s first regional Early Career Researcher Network – a pilot programme aimed at UK-based postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
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Psychologists create first-ever body-maps of hallucinations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/psychosis-hallucinations
Psychosis is a term which describes experiences where an individual may have difficulties in determining what is real and what is not real. Research indicates psychosis is associated with experiencing trauma, adverse life events, and stress.
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Newly appointed Archbishop of Cardiff discusses time as student at University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/archbishop-cardiff
Leicester alumnus and newly appointed Archbishop of Cardiff, Mark O’Toole, has spoken about his time at the University. His Excellency was installed as the eighth Archbishop of Cardiff and Bishop of Menevia in June, at St David’s Cathedral in the Welsh capital.
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University of Leicester launches five new Research Institutes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/research-institutes
University of Leicester launches five new Research Institutes to change the world and tackle today’s most pressing challenges.
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University of Leicester create a book honouring Centenary donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/golden-book
A book commemorating hundreds of University donors has been commissioned to mark the University of Leicester’s centenary.
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Ethnicity Facts and Figures website launched
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/10/16/ethnicity-facts-and-figures-website-launched/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 16, 2017 This week a ground breaking site was launched by the UK government which provides facts and figures on race and ethnicity in the UK.
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Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/11/02/day-to-end-impunity-for-crimes-against-journalists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 2, 2018 The United Nations has designated 2nd November as a day against impunity for crimes against journalists.
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International Debt Statistics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/03/07/international-debt-statistics/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 7, 2014 International Debt Statistics 2014 Just launched by the World Bank, this new publication replaces the previous Global Development Finance, Volume II (1997 to 2009) and the earlier World...
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Stop violence against women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/12/stop-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2016 The 16 days of activism campaign ended on 10 th December. But the release this week of the Femicide census by Womens Aid shows why it is still necessary.