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Evolution in Health and Disease
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs2071
Module code: BS2071 The old chestnut says “nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution”. Given that medicine is a subset of biology, evolution must also be of importance to those interested in human health and disease.
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Participating in care: Midwifery practice 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mw1011
Module code: MW1011 This module is facilitated using a combination of lectures, online learning packages, clinical skills / simulation workshops and clinical practice and is where you will learn to participate and initiate care and support women throughout their pregnancy,...
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Routine screening of relatives of aortic disease patients could save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/routine-screening-of-relatives-of-aortic-disease-patients-could-save-lives
Routine screening and genetic testing of the relatives of patients suffering from aortic diseases could save lives, new research has shown.
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Premature birth associated with increased risk of heart disease in mothers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/premature-birth-associated-with-increased-risk-of-heart-disease-in-mothers
A study involving researchers from our University has found the risk of death in later life due to coronary heart disease doubles in women who give birth prematurely.
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PhD researcher publishes Parliamentary briefing into role science can play in international relations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/phd-researcher-publishes-parliamentary-briefing-into-role-science-can-play-in-international-relations
Emmeline Ledgerwood from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has published a briefing on Science Diplomacy based on research conducted during her 3-month RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in London.
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Author of Madame Doubtfire and Carnegie Medal winner Anne Fine to share what inspires her writing
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/author-of-2018madame-doubtfire2019-and-carnegie-medal-winner-anne-fine-to-share-what-inspires-her-writing
Multi-award-winning author Anne Fine OBE will be visiting our University to speak on her long-standing career as a writer for all audiences during the Literary Leicester festival on 18 November.
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Top employers target Leicester graduate high fliers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/top-employers-target-leicester-graduate-high-fliers
The University of Leicester has been recognised in the High Fliers ‘Graduate Market in 2017’ as being a top 25 University to target by the top 100 graduate employers.
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New report on stillbirth and neonatal death rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-report-on-stillbirth-and-neonatal-death-rates
Research published today involving our university shows that the stillbirth rate in the UK has reduced by almost 8% over the period 2013 to 2015. A current Government ambition is to halve the rates of stillbirth and neonatal death in England by 2030.
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Leicester expert discusses UK journalism with the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-expert-discusses-uk-journalism-with-the-bbc
Tor Clark (pictured), Associate Professor in Journalism from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, has recently appeared on BBC Radio Leicester discussing the current state of UK journalism and the role newspapers played in the outcome of the recent General Election.
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Researchers to explore the use of e-cigarettes by young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/researchers-to-explore-the-use-of-e-cigarettes-by-young-people
A research team led by our University will be exploring how young people use e-cigarettes or ‘vape’ as part of a new project funded by Cancer Research UK entitled 'Adolescent Vaping Careers'.