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The University's origins in the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/great-war
Read about the origins of the University within the context of the First World War, and how the University College came to be founded in 1921.
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DNA fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting
In 1984 Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discovered the technique of genetic fingerprinting at the University of Leicester, learn more about his work.
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Very premature infants Towards better care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/very-premature-infants-towards-better-care
Born too soon, very premature infants are particularly vulnerable and need appropriate care. The European project EPICE (Effective Perinatal Intensive Care in Europe) examines how medical practices based on scientific evidence are incorporated into the care of these neonates.
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Study shows how to better prepare medical students to provide compassionate care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/medical-students-stoneygate-empathy-centre
A new study describes the creation of a curriculum which embeds empathic communication skills throughout undergraduate education for medical students.
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Beating health inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/beating-health-inequalities
Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Dr Manish Pareek played a leading role in helping understand how COVID-19 has disproportionately affected ethnic minority populations.
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Careers and Employability Service
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/careers/career-development-service
Our Career Development Service is here to provide you with insight into a range of careers, and give you the best student experience and support.
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Quality of Life in the EU
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/08/quality-of-life-in-the-eu/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 8, 2015 Eurostat has just released a new series of statistics which present a multi-dimensional measure of well-being, considering social as well as economic factors.
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She Stands for Peace
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/03/22/she-stands-for-peace/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2022 She Stands for Peace is a new site created by The UN Office to the African Union ( UNOAU ) with the support of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Government of Sweden.
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extraORDINARY women NI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/extraordinary-women-ni/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 A site supported by Linen Hall Library which celebrates the strengths, lives and achievements of Northern Irish women from 1965 to the present day.
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Human trafficking data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/01/27/human-trafficking-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 27, 2023 Counter Trafficking Data Collaborative (CTDC) data hub is the first global data portal on human trafficking.