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Feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives explored in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tooth-wear-sheds-light-on-the-feeding-habits-of-ancient-elephant-relatives
How can we ever know what ancient animals ate? For the first time, the changing diets of elephants in the last two million years in China have been reconstructed, using a technique based on analysis of the surface textures of their teeth.
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Study finds significant variation in stillbirths and neonatal mortality across the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/study-finds-2018significant-variation2019-in-stillbirths-and-neonatal-mortality-across-the-uk
Research published today shows the wide regional variation in the incidence of stillbirth and neonatal deaths in the UK. The MBRRACE-UK report focuses on rates of stillbirth and neonatal death across the UK. MBRRACE-UK focuses on babies born at 24 weeks of gestation or more.
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Introducing… the Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/12-leicester-foveal-scale
A team of eye researchers have published the first medical grading system named after the city of Leicester.
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A recipe for business success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-recipe-for-business-success
Oceania Alfa, a current International Management postgraduate student in the University's School of Business, is using her studies to develop a food-tech start-up in West Africa to address problems facing the area’s food industry.
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Imagining London: The City in Early Modern Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3164
Module code: EN3164 In this module you will examine the central place that London held in the literary imagination from the 16th to the 18th centuries.
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Staff wellbeing is central to NHS Workforce Plan’s success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/health
More needs to be done to tackle staff wellbeing if the government’s NHS Workforce Long Term Plan is to be a success, says a University of Leicester academic.
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University of Leicester appoints Chief Marketing and Engagement Officer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/angelina-bingley
The University of Leicester has appointed Angelina Bingley to the role of Chief Marketing and Engagement Officer.
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Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/blood-signature-could-improve-early-tb-diagnosis
A gene signature in the bloodstream could reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis (TB) disease months before symptoms begin, research has shown.
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Expert panel examines changing attitudes towards the European Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/expert-panel-examines-changing-attitudes-towards-the-european-union
Dr Simona Guerra from our School of History, Politics and International Relations recently helped to organise an event as part of her current Visiting Fellowship position at the LSEE Research on South Eastern Europe (May-December 2017) examining changing attitudes towards...
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Government review identifies harmful impact of overprescription
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/overprescription
A healthcare improvement expert based at the University of Leicester has contributed to a new Government report which suggests many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments.