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Improving patient safety
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/impact-case-studies/improving-patient-safety
National Patient Safety Agency estimates avoidable harm from medication prescribing costs more than £750million each year, a significant portion attributed to medication and administering error.
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What is a research degree?
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are
Research degrees are the highest level of degree usually awarded by UK universities. Find out about the different types of research degrees available at Leicester.
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George Lewis
https://le.ac.uk/people/george-lewis
Information and contact details for Professor George Lewis, Professor of American History at the University of Leicester.
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Information Visualisation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy7413
Module code: GY7413 This module focuses on information visualisation as an effective approach to exploring, analysing, and communicating knowledge from data.
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Law alumnus appointed to Government role
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/law-alumnus-appointed-to-government-role
A Leicester Law alumnus has been appointed as a Government foreign minister. Dr Addirdeiry Ahmed, who was awarded his PhD in Law by the University of Leicester in 2013, has recently been appointed Foreign Minister of Sudan.
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Researcher speaks at international conference in Pakistan on effects of expanding tourism on heritage sites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researcher-speaks-at-international-conference-in-pakistan-on-effects-of-expanding-tourism-on-heritage-sites
Dr Ruth Young (pictured) from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History recently spoke at the 1st International Conference on Makli, in Sindh, Pakistan on how uncontrolled tourism can cause threats to heritage sites.
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Leicester health expert discusses how to slash Type 2 diabetes risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-health-expert-discusses-how-to-slash-type-2-diabetes-risk
Professor Kamlesh Khunti (pictured) from the Diabetes Research Centre has been featured in the front page story of today’s edition of the Daily Express (19 July 2017) discussing ways in which we can slash our risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
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University researchers contribute to major BBC documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-of-leicester-researchers-contribute-to-major-bbc-documentary
A team from our Department of Engineering has contributed to a major upcoming BBC documentary on sound.
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Kevin Nagle
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/kevin-nagle
Kevin graduated from the University of Leicester with an LL.B. (Hons) in 1981. He is a highly experienced real estate lawyer at global law firm, Squire Patton Boggs, and a well-known business leader in the West Midlands professional services market.
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Behavioural Economics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec3089
Module code: EC3089 This module samples from the rich literature on behavioural economics, the fastest growing area of economics. It is interdisciplinary and combines together economic theory, psychology, sociology, evolutionary biology, and even neuroscience.