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Leicester leads major breakthrough in asbestos linked cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/confirm
A University of Leicester led team has made a major breakthrough in treating mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer linked to breathing in asbestos, which could help add years to patients’ lives.
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Leicester to host first UK screening of acclaimed documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/salt-in-my-soul
Diane Shader Smith, an author in her own right and editor of Mallory’s posthumous book Salt in My Soul: An Unfinished Life which inspired the film, said: “Mallory was a gifted storyteller who created poetry out of prosaic experiences.
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https://le.ac.uk/library/search-collections/databases-az/a
Acta Sanctorum All 68 volumes of the Acta Sanctorum as published by the Société des Bollandistes. The encyclopaedia documents the lives of Saints from 1643 to 1940, organised by each saint's feast day.
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Honorary Degree for Life Peer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/17-baroness-verma-honorary
Baroness Sandip Verma has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Leicester.
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Cities
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/07/02/cities-2/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2014 Cities of Opportunity Interesting new report on urban demographics from PriceWaterHouse Cooper. Covers 30 major cities worldwide.
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Sludge in Healthcare
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/10/18/82/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on October 18, 2018 This week Richard Thaler, who wrote ‘Nudge: Improving Decisions About Health, Wealth, and Happiness ’, published “Nudge, Not Sludge” in Science .
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October 2020 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/29/october-2020-digest/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2020 We’ve been delighted with the response to the new Physics and Astronomy community programme and encourage you to visit our blog for all the latest updates.
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22nd March was World Water Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/24/22nd-march-was-world-water-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2016 The official website has details on this year’s theme water and work. It includes a link to the full text of the 2016 UN World Water Development Report.
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Research skills training – Spring 2025
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/01/17/research-skills-training-spring-2025/
Advertising the new training program for research students at the University of Leicester in Spring 2025.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/people
Learn more about the people involved in the Centre for New Writing.