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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...

• Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/slow-walk-covid

  Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus, according to a team of researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre led by...

• Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/13/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Andrew Dunn: Page 13

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/13/

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• Fossil study sheds light on ancient water-to-land transition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/ostracod

  The research team’s findings, published in The Royal Society’s Biology Letters, show how ostracods began to swim into estuaries about 420 million years ago during the Silurian Period, beginning their exploration of many new habitats.

• Study finds women experiencing delay in labour are willing to forsake their own birth plans

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/study-finds-women-experiencing-delay-in-labour-are-willing-to-forsake-their-own-birth-plans

  A new study of women’s experiences of delay in labour has revealed that many mums-to-be are prepared to abandon their antenatal plans for how they wanted their labours and births to be.

• Gender study reveals how performed personality traits can dictate success in the workplace

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/gender-study-reveals-how-2018performed2019-personality-traits-can-dictate-success-in-the-workplace

  A research postgraduate at our University has recently shared the results of her study into gender differences in communication styles and their influence on workplace communication in public relations. Distance learner Amelia Reigstad began her PhD study in 2014.

• Significant boost for pioneering instrument to study molecules in exquisite detail

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/significant-boost-for-pioneering-instrument-to-study-molecules-in-exquisite-detail

  An innovative instrument which can improve our understanding of the structure and behaviour of molecules will receive a significant upgrade thanks to investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

• Leicester author shares untold story of Mary Attenborough

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mary-attenborough

  Much of the book has been informed by documents including letters, diaries and photographs held in the care of the University of Leicester’s archive collections.

• Attenborough Art Centre’s Marketing Team has been shortlisted for Team of the Year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/attenborough-arts-museum-heritage-awards

  Attenborough Arts Centre’s Marketing Team has been shortlisted for Team of the Year at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2026 after a standout year of innovation.