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How reading increases your life expectancy by 26 years!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/02/how-reading-increases-your-life-expectancy-by-26-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 2, 2018 World Book day was celebrated on Thursday What are the benefits of reading? The Reading Agency quotes a number of studies on economic, health and well-being and educational impacts...
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UN and other peacekeeping sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/31/un-and-other-peacekeeping-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2013 Useful UN materials include Official twitter account for the latest news. Past missions with a timeline of past missions.
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Aims and objectives
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/national-cardiac-surgery-clinical-trials-programme/aims-and-objectives
Aims and objectives of the National Cardiac Surgery Clinical Trials Initiative
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Information about the University
https://le.ac.uk/about/info
Find out about the University of Leicester: where we came from, where we are now, where we’re going and how we’re getting there – including goals we've achieved and awards we've won.
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Why study for a Masters at Leicester?
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/postgraduate/why-leicester
Learn about the taught postgraduate courses in History, available at the University of Leicester. Find out more about the benefits of studying for a Master's at Leicester.
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Salters Festival of Chemistry teaches students from local schools about science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/salters2019-festival-of-chemistry-to-teach-students-from-local-schools-about-science
64 students from 16 schools in the local area enjoyed an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry on campus on Tuesday 12 April. Each school was represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds.
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Supply of GPs and detection of hypertension in England associated with premature mortality rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/supply-of-gps-and-detection-of-hypertension-in-england-associated-with-premature-mortality-rates
General practitioner numbers appear to have a small but important influence on premature mortality rates in England, according to research led by Professor Richard Baker from the Department of Health Sciences.
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New research shows significant promise for Clostridium difficile infections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-shows-significant-promise-for-clostridium-difficile-infections
A new study has confirmed the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage combinations to treat highly infectious bacteria C. difficile infections (CDI) while retaining a healthy gut.
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Centre for Material Worlds Past and Present
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/material-worlds-past-present
The Research Centre for Material Worlds Past and Present explores how the boundaries between people and things have never been clear cut, and materials and humans together have driven history.
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Travelling to the University
https://le.ac.uk/study/living-at-home/travel
Reduced season tickets available for Arriva buses. Railway station only 10-15 minutes from campus. Underground campus bike store available.