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Sandy: Crisis response
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/05/sandy-crisis-response/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2012 Crisis Response maps from Google: http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy marks disaster areas. Also highlights local emergency twitter feeds.
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The EU Why leaving is bad for Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/the-eu-why-leaving-is-bad-for-britain
With the country divided and just a few days left to decide, tensions are mounting on both sides of the debate. From the Brexiteers, there are cries of the cost of the EU, while from the Remain camp, you'll hear estimates of the cost of leaving it.
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SPRINT programme launched in Scotland to help SMEs develop new commercial products based on space technology and expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-sprint-programme-scotland-smes-commercial-products-space-technology
Launched at DATA.SPACE 2019, Scottish businesses can access funded UK university expertise to drive commercial product development.
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New tool launched to reduce frontline NHS staff deaths from COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/new-tool
A new tool to reduce the number of frontline NHS staff deaths from COVID-19 has been launched across the health service today.
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Local Freemasons donate 32000 to fund University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/local-freemasons-donate-ps32-000-to-fund-university-research
The Freemasons’ Grand Charity has donated £32,000 to the University to fund research into visual impairments and the impact these have on different groups and their reading abilities.
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Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality
New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.
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Patient’s life transformed thanks to gift to University and local hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/patient2019s-life-transformed-thanks-to-gift-to-university-and-local-hospitals
George Davies' gift George Davies' donation to help fight vascular disease bl0lXe8oWg0 Patient’s life transformed thanks to gift to University and local hospitals Patient’s life transformed thanks to gift to University and local hospitals|The aim of the new Vascular...
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Public lecture on ice sheets and sea levels rescheduled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-ice-sheets-lecture
Research into polar ice sheets that could help predict future sea levels is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on 15 January.
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What the bones can't tell us
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/what-bones-cant-tell-us
We can tell the age, height and build of Richard III from the skeleton but the details of the injuries is based on knowledge of medieval weapons, armour and battles as well as on the bones themselves.
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TV stardom for the worst singer on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tv-stardom-for-the-worst-singer-on-campus
There are many talented singers at the University of Leicester, from LU Voices to the Chamber Choir to the Band and Gig Society – but Mike Simpson isn’t one of them.