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Disaster Risk Reduction and International Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk7606
Module code: MK7606 Global warming, climate change, environmental disasters and terror threats present significant and growing threats to societies.
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We should be paying more Tax, Not Less!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/12/03/we-should-be-paying-more-tax-not-less/
Posted by Richard Courtney in School of Business Blog on December 3, 2014 On the day of 2014’s Autumn Statement, Richard Courtney , Lecturer in Employment Studies at the School, opposes the ideology of minimum taxation I used to get excited by budget statements.
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Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/08-genetic-risk-for-atypical-heart-attack-in-women-identified
New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US and Australia, has found a common genetic factor that confers a significant risk of atypical heart attacks in women.
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Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/fruit-air-pollution-lung-function
Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam by Leicester scientists
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Road noise makes your blood pressure rise – literally
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/road-noise
Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure
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Research reveals new insights into solidification cracking during welding of steel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-new-insights-into-solidification-cracking-during-welding-of-steel
New research led by our University has made a novel breakthrough in understanding how solidification cracking occurs during the welding of steel, an important engineering alloy.
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Films released to drive forward empathic healthcare education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/empathy-healthcare-education-films-leicester
Films featuring three leading empathic healthcare experts sharing their knowledge with healthcare professionals and researchers in Leicester have been released online
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2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/25/2015-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 25, 2016 Just Published by U.S. State Department this annual report which gives a world overview of trends and individual country reports.
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International Day to End Violence Against Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/international-day-to-end-violence-against-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Marked by the UN on 25th November. This year Orange used a social media campaign for publicity. S hocking statistics from UNWomen show why this day is necessary.
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Chicago History Museum online collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/07/26/chicago-history-museum-online-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2012 http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.