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Neonatal care recommendations for preterm babies could help save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/preterm-babies-recommendations-lives-leicester
A new study led by the University of Leicester has set out a series of recommendations for improving care for babies born preterm and their families.
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Research centres
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/research-centres
The School is home to three internationally-known research centres (Regional and Local History, Stanley Burton Centre and Urban History). Staff in the School are also heavily involved in two multidisciplinary research centres (American Studies and the Medieval Research Centre).
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COMET Trial
https://le.ac.uk/timms/collaborations/comet-trial
The COMET Trial is funded by the NIHR and is designed to answer the question: Research question: Does whole-body hypothermia to 33.5 ±0.
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New research suggests health education, Fitbits and cabin workouts can improve activity levels of lorry drivers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/shift
A targeted health programme, including health education sessions, Fitbits, and lorry cabin workouts, can improve the activity levels of long-distance heavy goods drivers in the short-term, according to new research from the National Institute of Health and Care Research...
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
GOTO is designed to fill this observational gap by searching for optical signals in the electromagnetic spectrum that might indicate the source of the gravitational waves – quickly locating the source and using that information to direct a fleet of telescopes, satellites and...
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European Convention on Human Rights
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw7240
Module code: LW7240 This module introduces students to the functioning of the most effective international system for the protection of human rights yet devised, and examines some of the European Court of Human Rights’ leading jurisprudence.
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Food
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/food
Find a range of interviews with residents of Leicestershire villages discussing food, such as Jean Morris talking about how Stilton cheese was made locally and how production was halted during the Second World War.
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Health
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/health
Find a range of interviews from residents from Leicestershire in regards to health and healthcare as part of the Leicestershire Villages project.
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Dora's Story 2: Moving to Postwar Britain
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/doras-story/postwar-britain
Moving to Postwar Britain, offers a way in to Dora's life story through a series of ten extracts from the original interview.
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The Global Sex Trade
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy2082
Module code: SY2082 Please note that from 2016 this will be a third-year module.