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Frank, the Double Duchesse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/11/08/frank-the-double-duchesse/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on November 8, 2016 Amongst the contents of the Fairclough Collection of engraved portraits, relating to political and social history in 17 th century Britain, we have recently discovered this delicately executed...
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Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths
A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/162/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Andrew Dunn: Page 161
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/161/
Academic Librarian.
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First Findings of the ‘Work-Life Balance and the Pandemic’ Study Amongst University Employees
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2021/01/18/first-findings-of-the-work-life-balance-and-the-pandemic-study-amongst-university-employees/
Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on January 18, 2021 “Well-being amongst university employees fell between May and September 2020, and increased loneliness and an inability to detach from work accounted for this.
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Leicester author shares untold story of Mary Attenborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mary-attenborough
A Leicester historian says he is ‘absolutely certain’ that Mary Attenborough would have been front and centre in helping refugees and asylum seekers in 2022.
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Researching the history of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/leicester-history-resources/researching-leicester
EMOHA has provided ways in which you can research the history of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. This can also be applied to other counties and areas.
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Study examines impact of slumming it and slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/study-examines-impact-of-slumming-it-and-slum-tourism
The notion of ‘Slumming it’ is to be brought under sharp focus at a discussion being held at our University A new study by Dr Fabian Frenzel, of the School of Business draws on knowledge and experience of slums in India, South Africa and South America.
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Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant
A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.
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Recruitment begins for ethnic minority healthcare staff COVID research study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/recruitment-begins-for-ethnic-minority-healthcare-staff
A drive to encourage ethnic minority healthcare workers to participate in a Government-backed study investigating the risks of COVID-19 to their health has been launched today.