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Leicester-led review shows around one in three hospital infections involve antimicrobial resistance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/antimicrobial-resistance-amr-leicester-hospital-infections
A University of Leicester-led study shows that in hospital settings antimicrobial resistance is common and independently associated with a higher risk of death.
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School of Business Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 15
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/page/15/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Midwifery training at University College Leicester, 1928-1947
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/05/03/midwifery-training-1928-1947/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 3, 2018 This week the appointment of our first Professors of Nursing and Midwifery have been announced by the University.
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International students welcome at Leicester - response to Home Office announcement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/international-students
President and Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leicester Professor Nishan Canagarajah comments on confirmation from the UK Government that the graduate route will remain in place for international students of all UK universities
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Trinity St David and People’s Collection Wales – Assembling Welsh Cider
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/25/peoples-collection-wales-field-officer-gruffydd-jones-has-been-out-scanning-material-on-behalf-of-dr-emma-jayne-abbots-and-elaine-forde-as-part-of-the-collaboration-work-towards-the-consuming-authen/
Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on April 25, 2015 People’s Collection Wales field officer Gruffydd Jones has been out scanning material at http://www.museumwales.ac.
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Exhibition depicting students views on the criminal justice system uses innovative new research method
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/exhibition-depicting-student-views-on-the-criminal-justice-system-uses-innovative-new-research-method
A new photographic exhibition depicting students’ views on the criminal justice system will run from 8 – 19 May at the University of Leicester’s Attenborough Arts Centre.
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Expert opinions cover Brexit Russia and tuition fees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/expert-opinions-cover-brexit-russia-and-tuition-fees
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Aihua Zhang from the Department of Mathematics has suggested that while voters’ level of higher education was the most important factor in the EU referendum, the gender of voters and the turnout level also had parts to play in the...
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New wasp database explores genetic world of tiny parasitic stingers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/new-wasp-database-explores-genetic-world-of-tiny-parasitic-stingers
Parasitic wasps are able to survive by keenly predicting the changing of the seasons based on the length of days throughout the year - and a new online database, WaspAtlas, launched by researchers from the Department of Genetics led by Dr Eran Tauber explores...
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Academic develops method for synthesising more reliable drug alternative to antibodies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academic-develops-method-for-synthesising-2018more-reliable2019-drug-alternative-to-antibodies
Professor Sergey Piletsky (pictured) from the Department of Chemistry has been instrumental in creating a new method to develop an alternative to traditional antibodies that is more reliable and can be made quicker.
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Recreation of Iron Age Glenfield cauldron nominated as Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/glenfield-cauldron-current-archaeology-award
The collaborative investigation and recreation of an Iron Age cauldron found in Glenfield has been shortlisted as Current Archaeology ‘Research Project of the Year’ 2026.