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• Do winners cheat more? New research refutes previous high-profile study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/games-cheating

  New large-scale research led by the University of Leicester shows that winning does not cause people to cheat, in stark contrast to a previous high-profile study.

• Tiny fossils unlock clues to Earths climate half a billion years ago

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tiny-fossils-unlock-clues-to-earth2019s-climate-half-a-billion-years-ago

  An international collaboration of scientists, led by the University of Leicester, has investigated Earth’s climate over half a billion years ago by combining climate models and chemical analyses of fossil shells about 1mm long.

• HyPIR lecturer shares insights on new EU space policy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/hypir-lecturer-shares-insights-on-new-eu-space-policy

  Dr Bleddyn Bowen, an expert in astropolitics and space security from our School of History, Politics and International Relations, has recently discussed the potential impact of Brexit on the UK’s security access to EU-funded space programmes such as the Galileo project.

• New research shows increasing numbers of people in England with a common mental health condition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/adult-psychiatric-survey-leicester

  Figures from Part I of the Adult Psychiatric Morbidity Survey (APMS), show an increase in poor mental health, up from 17.6% in 2007 to 22.6% in 2023/24 according to the University of Leicester

• 2015 events

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/2015

  Find summaries of all the events held by the Centre for New Writing in 2015.

• 17th Century Adventures in Travel Writing

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/01/07/17th-century-adventures-in-travel-writing/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on January 7, 2015 In 1627, at the age of only 21, Sir Thomas Herbert travelled to Persia and India as a low-ranking member of Charles I’s embassy to Shah Abbas I.

• Groundbreaking workshop at Space Park Leicester sparks carbon removal collaboration with UNDO

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/space-park-undo

  Event with Space Park Leicester and carbon removal innovators UNDO explored potential synergies in environmental research and data science.

• Leaders in Healthcare 2018: Junior Doctor Leadership – Beginning Your Journey

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/11/16/leaders-in-healthcare-2018-junior-doctor-leadership-beginning-your-journey/

  Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on November 16, 2018   This was the session I was most looking forward to. It’s the reason why we blog and the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management Trainee Steering Group did not disappoint.

•  The beast in me, guest post by Armand De Filippo (Museum Studies)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/

  Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on June 8, 2018 1. Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018, as part of PhD research undertaken by Armand De Filippo.

• Cutting for Stone: Perception and Comfort in Patient-Centred Care

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2016/03/14/cutting-for-stone/

  A review of Abraham Verghese's 2009 novel 'Cutting for Stone' which examines the novel's presentation of the importance of observation skills and compassionate care.