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Leicestershire and Rutland County Lunatic Asylum
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/lunatic-asylum
What we have known since the 1960s as the Fielding Johnson Building was originally the Leicestershire County Lunatic Asylum: the first public provision of care for pauper ‘lunatics’ (an all-encompassing term used at the time for many mentally and physically debilitating...
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Leicester ramps up its wellbeing support for Gen Z students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/leicester-wellbeing-support-gen-z-students
With almost a quarter of those in the Generation Z age group affected by mental health issues, The University of Leicester has ramped up the wellbeing support it offers its students.
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Long Covid researchers reflect on the PHOSP-COVID study 5 years on, ahead of Long Covid Awareness Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/long-covid-awareness-day-phosp
A study team from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) have been reflecting on their world leading research into Long Covid ahead of International Long Covid Awareness Day on Saturday, March 15 2025.
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International day marks the issues behind avoidable deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-international-awareness-day
The third instalment of an annual global day of awareness of the issues around avoidable deaths takes place this week.
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New educational video series on Icelandic eruptions recognised in three of the UK’s most prestigious Geography educational awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/video-icelandic-eruptions-geography-educational-awards
University Leicester contributes to video series through the involvement of Dr Marc Reichow from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
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About the meeting
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/edi-in-practice/conferences-and-meetings/medical-schools-uk-edi-meeting/about-the-meeting
Find more about the meeting of the UK Medical Schools Equality Diversity and Inclusion Network
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HumanKind
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/humankind
We are looking afresh at Calke Abbey’s past, reassessing the stories told about this place and exploring their potential to foster more meaningful connections.
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New DNA analysis helps bust 200-year-old royal conspiracy theory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/kaspar-hauser
DNA analysis carried out at University of Leicester refutes the theory that Kaspar Hauser was a ‘lost prince’ of the House of Baden.
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AI analysis of urine can predict flare up of lung disease a week in advance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lung-study
A University of Leicester-led study has used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse patient urine samples and predict when symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will flare up according to a study published today in ERJ Open Research.
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Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.