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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.
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University Professor receives Lifetime Achievement award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-professor-receives-lifetime-achievement-award
Professor Tony Gershlick (pictured), Honorary Professor of Interventional Cardiology at our University and Consultant Cardiologist at Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded the inaugural British Cardiovascular Intervention Society (BCIS) Lifetime Achievement Career Award for...
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Workplace menopause study by Leicester academics finds women feel they need to cope alone
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/workplace-menopause-study-by-leicester-experts-finds-2018women-feel-they-need-to-cope-alone2019
A call for more menopause-friendly workplaces is made in a new Government report prepared by a team from our University.
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From black holes to ancient fossils innovative images highlight University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/from-black-holes-to-ancient-fossils-innovative-images-highlight-university-research
The winners of this year’s Images of Research exhibition have been announced, highlighting some of the key research innovations currently taking place from across our academic departments.
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The Anthropocene Leicester scientists respond to criticisms of new geological epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-anthropocene-leicester-scientists-respond-to-criticisms-of-new-geological-epoch
A team of academics from our University has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.
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Forthcoming events
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/events
If you're interested in training to teach, we recommend attending an event run by the University of Leicester or one of our partners. These are an opportunity to chat to those running the PGCE course and find out more about what the course involves.
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Leicester leads programme to raise aspirations for disadvantaged young people in the region
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-leads-programme-to-raise-aspirations-for-disadvantaged-young-people-in-the-region
Our University is leading a programme that aims to raise the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in targeted neighbourhoods in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Imaginative research to be showcased at upcoming festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/imaginative-research-to-be-showcased-at-upcoming-festival
Research into how air pollution is affecting the bacteria in our lungs, how an ageing heart can potentially be made young again and the ornate majesty of Julius Caesar’s Rome are among the many projects to be showcased by Leicester research students on Monday 6 July at the...
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The road to reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/reinterring/road-to-reinterment
On the morning of Saturday 22 March, Richard III’s mortal remains left the University of Leicester, formally starting six days of events across the city and county of Leicestershire commemorating the king’s life, death and reburial with dignity and honour.
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Medical student takes part in The One Show’s Rickshaw Challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/26-medical-student-takes-part-in-rickshaw-challenge
Phoebe Avbulimen with Matt Baker doing the rickshaw challenge 1900|University of Leicester medical student Phoebe Avbulimen completes the Rickshaw Challenge for Children in Need On Friday 16 November 2018, University of Leicester medical student Phoebe Avbulimen,...