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• Resources for teachers

  https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/resources-for-teachers

  Material designed for teachers, aimed at either A-Level or undergraduate students, which introduces epigenetics.

• Type 2 diabetes people let down over delayed treatment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/type-2-diabetes-people-2018let-down2019-over-delayed-treatment

  People with Type 2 diabetes are being ‘let down’ because they are being forced to wait for further treatment when needed, according to new research. Research has shown the average waiting time for increased treatment from the start of insulin is 3.

• What is the Anthropocene and why is it relevant for international law

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/what-is-the-anthropocene-and-why-is-it-relevant-for-international-law

  An article written by Professors Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams from the Department of Geology with Professor Davor Vidas of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway is for the third month in a row ranked in the top 50 of the most-read articles in the Oxford University...

• East Midlands pioneered health innovation shortlisted for national award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/east-midlands-pioneered-health-innovation-shortlisted-for-national-award

  A ground-breaking intervention to improve junior doctors’ performance – designed in Leicester and developed in Lincolnshire – is attracting global interest and has been shortlisted for a prestigious award.

• PhD researcher publishes Parliamentary briefing into role science can play in international relations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/phd-researcher-publishes-parliamentary-briefing-into-role-science-can-play-in-international-relations

  Emmeline Ledgerwood from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has published a briefing on Science Diplomacy based on research conducted during her 3-month RCUK policy fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology in London.

• Research

  https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research

  The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.

• Open access policy

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/journals/museum-society/open-access

  Museum and Society is a subscription free and wholly online open access publication. It does not charge readers for access to its contents on the principle that making research freely available supports and enhances global exchange of knowledge among readers and writers.

• Research reveals devastating effect war has on childrens mental health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-reveals-devastating-effect-war-has-on-children2019s-mental-health

  Violence and conflict in areas affected by war, such as Gaza, can have a devastating effect on the mental health of the children exposed to it, according to Professor Panos Vostanis from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 15 21 April

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-15-21-april

  Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an opinion piece for The Conversation about a sexology conference she visited hosted by the Wellcome Trust - and her mixed reaction to what was exhibited.

• Dean of Research celebrates awards and nominations

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/news/news/dean-of-research-celebrates-awards-and-nominations

  We are hugely pleased that our Dean of Research, Professor Mat Hughes, has recently been longlisted for one award and won another.