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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...

• Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in the UK are undiagnosed

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/gestational-diabetes

  Research investigating testing methods for gestational diabetes suggests that over half of pregnant women with the condition are not being diagnosed with the current NHS blood test process, leading to unnecessary complications for mother and baby.

• Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland

  A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.

• Digital support can significantly reduce anxiety among autistic adults, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/brain-in-hand

  A digital innovation that provides autistic adults with 24/7 support and practical tools to manage the challenges of everyday life has been shown to significantly reduce anxiety levels

• Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry

  Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.

• Andrew Dunn: Page 13

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

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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/13/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2024

  Archive programme for the Centre for Victorian Studies 2024 Seminar Programme.

• Multi-million pound study aims to unravel key mystery in genome regulation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/panne

  Academics from the University of Leicester are leading a pioneering study to investigate how three-dimensional organisation of our genomes contributes to the regulation of genome function

• Researchers publish results of largest ever study on postnatal depression in British South Asian mothers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/postnatal-depression

  An extensive trial , supported by the University of Leicester, into postnatal depression in South Asian women has found that tailored support can make a difference to their recovery