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Two thirds of healthcare workers lacked access to appropriate PPE during first lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/ppe-uk-reach
A new study has revealed that two thirds (64.8%) of healthcare workers reported not having access to appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times during the first UK national lockdown.
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Collective performance pay outperforms individual bonuses, University of Leicester review finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/reward-pay
Team-based performance-related pay is more productive than individual performance-related pay, according to a University of Leicester review.
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Record of donation by Dr F. W. Bennett in memory of Garth Taylor (ULA P/AR1)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/fwbennetdonaation/
Record of donation by Dr F. W. Bennett in memory of Garth Taylor (ULA P/AR1)
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New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough
Hero tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosisis|Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.
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Scientists investigate if red grape chemical can keep bowel cancer at bay
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/karen-brown
Trial led by University of Leicester scientists is giving participants resveratrol as a potential prevention drug for bowel cancer.
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9th July 2015 Sol 1039
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/07/09/9th-july-2015-sol-1039/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 9, 2015 This MastCam image shows an important close up view of the Stimson sandstone – Pahrump mudstone contact.
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21st November 2014 Sol 815
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/11/21/21st-november-2014-sol-815/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 21, 2014 This MAHLI image shows the importance of the DRT Dust Removal Tool brushes.
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18th March 2014 Sol 574
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/03/18/18th-march-2014-sol-574/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 18, 2014 Quite a lot of the science team is at the 45th Lunar & Planetary Science Conference in Houston.
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New way to determine protection of Men B vaccine against different strains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/new-way-to-determine-protection-of-men-b-vaccine-against-different-strains
Researchers at Leicester and the Meningococcal Reference Unit have developed a new approach to assess the effectiveness of the Men B vaccine, Bexsero®, against different strains that cause meningococcal meningitis and septicaemia.
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Pay and Progression of Women of Colour Literature Review
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/09/20/pay-and-progression-of-women-of-colour-literature-review/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2021 The Fawcett Society has recently launched a project to review employment and career progression of BAME women in the UK.