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New booklet gives advice on Mental Capacity Act
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/new-booklet-gives-advice-on-mental-capacity-act
A new guide is available to help people plan for the future and make informed decisions about their personal welfare, property and financial affairs.
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Widespread prehistoric volcanic activity across Mongolia and China linked to a common cause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-volcanoes
Research by a Leicester-led team of geologists has uncovered new evidence for the causes of widespread volcanic activity in eastern Asia 100 million years ago.
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Study uses bacteriophages to treat livestock as an alternative to antibiotics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-uses-bacteriophages-to-treat-livestock-as-an-alternative-to-antibiotics
A new study has looked into using bacteriophages as an alternative to antibiotics to treat common infections in livestock.
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New Leicester research demonstrates the migrant work ethic exists in the short term
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/new-leicester-research-demonstrates-the-2018migrant-work-ethic2019-exists-in-the-short-term
The received wisdom that migrant workers have a stronger ‘work ethic’ than UK-born workers is proven for the first time, in a new study of Central and East European migrants, from our School of Business.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 22 July
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-22-july
This week Professor Panos Vostanis from the School of Psychology has written an article for The Conversation discussing how Greece's troubled economy is affecting its children.
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Study reveals new associations with lung disease and smoking behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/study-reveals-new-associations-with-lung-disease-and-smoking-behaviour
Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study involving co-led by Professor Martin Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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New Leicester exhibition highlights housing injustice in London borough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/real-faces
A new exhibition about the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has launched at University of Leicester today (Tuesday, 2 May).
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180 new medics graduate early to join fight against COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/medics-graduate
Medicine students from the University of Leicester will graduate early today, to join the NHS in the fight against coronavirus.
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Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies
Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire as part of Leicester’s annual wildlife survey from Friday 12 May, as Bioblitz returns for its eighth year.
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19th century cake and icing recipes highlight historical approaches to baking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/19th-century-cake-and-icing-recipes-highlight-historical-approaches-to-baking
An historical recipe for a 19th century version of Great British Bake Off classic Shrowsbury Cake has been made available by the University's Special Collections.