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A Global History of Convicts and Penal Colonies: book launch
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2018/07/31/a-global-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies-book-launch/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 31, 2018 On July 4th 2018, the eminent scholar of empire, Professor Philippa Levine (University of Texas, Austin), launched my edited volume, A Global History of Convicts and Penal Colonies, at the annual conference of...
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Study shows genetic link to fatal health condition could aid future treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-shows-genetic-link-to-fatal-health-condition-could-aid-future-treatment
Thousands of lives could be saved every year after it was discovered a fatal cardiovascular condition could be linked to four genes, research has found.
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The Story of Pulque Part 3: Ritual and Power in Aztec Mexico – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/03/the-story-of-pulque-part-3-ritual-and-power-in-aztec-mexico/
Project Principal Investigator Deborah Toner describes the importance of pulque in cultural, religious and political terms during the Aztec period in Mexico. Third part of the story of pulque
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Patient safety
https://le.ac.uk/sapphire/research/patient-safety
Overview Patient safety is defined as the prevention, avoidance and amelioration of harms stemming from medical mismanagement and is traditionally viewed through a clinical lens.
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Coronavirus or hay fever? Leicester academics share guidance on symptoms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/10-coronavirus-hay-fever
A tree branch in the shape of lungs|Warm weather over the Easter weekend and a new burst of birch pollen in the air has set off hay fever symptoms for millions of sufferers across the UK, however in the recent climate, concerns have been raised about whether their symptoms...
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Supporting student learning: the limits of genericism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/12/05/supporting-student-learning-the-limits-of-genericism/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 5, 2017 ‘Learning in higher education involves adapting to new ways of knowing: new ways of understanding, interpreting and organising knowledge.
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jbridges: Page 7
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/7/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Juvenile Immigrants: An Experiment in Convict Labour?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/10/07/juvenile-immigrants-an-experiment-in-convict-labour/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on October 7, 2015 By Kellie Moss.
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SAPPHIRE Spotlight: Emmilie Aveling
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2016/01/12/emmilie-aveling/
An interview with Dr EL Aveling about her work on the Surgical Safety Checklist, comparing health interventions in different global contexts, and what her background in non-governmental and social welfare organisations showed her about the importance of healthcare research.
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reproducibility and coding style
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/09/28/reproducibility-and-style/
discuss of the way that reproducibility and coding style are taught on my introductory short course om data analysis with R and the tidyverse