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Church, State and Belief in Soviet Russia, 1941-1991
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3751
Module code: HS3751/3752 Module Outline In February 2012, a feminist punk group, wearing brightly coloured outfits complete with balaclavas, protested against the collaboration between the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church and President Vladimir Putin by performing on...
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Almost half of NHS workers surveyed have left their role or are considering it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/nhs-attrition
A significant number of healthcare workers have either left their job or considered changing it because they feel undervalued or have experienced discrimination according to a new study led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with University College London (UCL).
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Professor Mark Jobling's projects
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees/phd-projects/jobling
Browse the PhD projects offered for supervision by Professor Mark Jobling in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester receives record Turing Scheme funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/turing
Having secured its largest-ever single grant for overseas mobility in 2023, Leicester has once more successfully bid for Turing funding to support outbound student mobility.
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Artificial Intelligence tool successfully predicts fatal heart rhythm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/ai-heart-rhythm
In a Leicester study that looked at whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to predict whether a person was at risk of a lethal heart rhythm, an AI tool correctly identified the condition 80 per cent of the time.
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University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0
Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.
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Alternative to open heart surgery just as effective for patients with common heart condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/tavi-results
Leicester researchers have shown, in a ground-breaking study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), how a less invasive heart procedure for a common condition is just as effective as conventional open-heart surgery.
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Pioneering police detective David Baker awarded Honorary Degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/david-baker
The lead detective on the first criminal case to be solved using DNA fingerprinting has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Wednesday 19 January).
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University of Leicester joins major new campaign committed to action on climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/climate-action
Just four in 10 parents of 16 to 18-year-olds in the East Midlands believe that UK universities are equipping the next generation of students with knowledge about climate change, according to new research from Universities UK.
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Social, Political and Economic Event Database (SPEED) Project Data.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/05/12/social-political-and-economic-event-database-speed-project-data/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 12, 2014 … comprises data on de-stabilising events such as coups, revolutions and political and economic upheaval. Analysis has been made from a global news archive.