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First clinical review confirms BAME and COVID-19 link
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-covid-clinical-review
Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) individuals are at an increased risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection and adverse clinical outcomes, according to the first comprehensive systematic and review of published and unpublished data conducted by researchers at the University of...
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UK bee populations thrive at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/uk-bee-populations-thrive-at-botanic-garden
While the Midlands has seen a general decline in bumblebee species numbers over the last few decades – mostly due to the loss of habitat – bee populations in our Botanic Garden are thriving.
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Leicester link to Nobel Prize winners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-link-to-nobel-prize-winners
In the latest announcement from the Nobel Prize committee, US academics Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University, Boston and Mike Young at Rockefeller University, New York, have received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of...
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Satellite data to help map endangered monkey populations on Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/satellite-data-to-help-map-endangered-monkey-populations-on-earth
A team of scientists led by the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia are leading research to protect wildlife by using satellite data to identify monkey populations that have declined through hunting.
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Sir David Attenborough returns to Leicester to officially open new fully-inclusive arts gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/sir-david-attenborough-returns-to-leicester-to-officially-open-new-fully-inclusive-arts-gallery
The naturalist and long-running television personality Sir David Attenborough will be returning to the place of his Leicester childhood to open a new fully-inclusive gallery championed by his brother Lord Attenborough.
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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat (Felis catus) found in the region.
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Where is the help for victims of hate?
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/hate-crime
Improving policy and practice by leading research into what lies behind the official hate crime figures.
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Oral history projects in Derbyshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/derbyshire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Derbyshire, including the £25,000 grant offered to children aged between 13 and 17 to discover more about the grounds of Chatsworth.
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Sue Townsend’s Fan Mail
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/01/24/sue-townsends-fan-mail/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on January 24, 2019 Guest Post from Helen Ward, Library Assistant in Archives and Special Collections.
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Leicester Innovation Hub is 'wonderful and transformative'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-innovation-hub-launch-report
Civic leaders highlight vital partnerships between University, City and County at launch of £5 million-plus Innovation Hub.