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World-leading empathy healthcare centre set to expand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/stoneygate-expansion
A Leicester centre which is pioneering medical education that creates compassionate doctors and nurses for the NHS is expanding its team
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Andrew Dunn: Page 191
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/191/
Academic Librarian.
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Humans, Animals and Disease
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar7073
Module code: AR7073 In this module you’ll be examining skeletons to decipher whether or not disease has been present. You’ll be differentiating between pathology and pseudo-pathology to identify common diseases encountered in animal and human skeletons.
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Student discusses mental health support at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/student-discusses-mental-health-support-at-leicester
During Mental Health Awareness Week (8-14 May), student Katie Sinfield (pictured), who studies Geology at our University, has written a blog for ITV Central about her work as a mental health advocate.
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Leicester cited in Parliamentary debate on world-class impact of UK science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/leicester-cited-in-parliamentary-debate-on-world-class-impact-of-uk-science
Our University has been cited for the world-class impact of its work in a Parliamentary debate on Treasury Support for UK Science.
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Substandard diabetes care letting people down
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/2018substandard2019-diabetes-care-letting-people-down
Simple measures to improve diabetes care and pick up complications are being ignored leading to “substandard” treatment, a prominent diabetes GP and researcher has said.
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Research shows social media is beneficial for sharing and building upon patient experiences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-social-media-is-beneficial-for-sharing-and-building-upon-patient-experiences
Twitter, Facebook and other social media platforms can be useful tools for helping patients with rare medical diseases exchange knowledge and build communities, research led by Dr Stefania Vicari from the Department of Media and Communication has found.
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New film on forced marriages and people with learning disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/new-film-on-forced-marriages-and-people-with-learning-disabilities
A documentary about what forced marriage means for adults with learning disabilities has been made involving expertise from Leicester.
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MappAir nationwide air pollution map updated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/mappair-nationwide-air-pollution-map-updated
MappAir – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution – has been updated to include small atmospheric particles that can get into the lungs causing serious health problems.
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Strategy and objectives
https://le.ac.uk/bhf-accelerator/about/strategy-objectives
The overarching strategy of the Leicester BHF Accelerator is to generate new knowledge of the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease.