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Andrew Dunn: Page 79
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/79/
Academic Librarian.
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Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/wisdom-of-crowds
A new study has demonstrated that using the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can improve decisions about antibiotic prescribing and help combat rising levels of antibiotic resistance.
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Global COVID-19 study finds higher infection risk was main driver of ethnic inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/covid
A major new global study has found that higher rates of severe illness and death among ethnic minority groups during the pandemic was largely driven by a greater risk of infection.
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Cleaning up the oil industry
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cleaning-oil-industry
Crude oil spills are one of the worst environmental disasters. Professor Hongbiao Dong explains the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, and how new welding techniques are reducing pipeline failure rates.
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Leicester celebrates summer school students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-celebrates-summer-school-students
More than 65 students from Leicestershire and beyond are attending a four-day summer school programme at the University which reaches its finale today (Wednesday 29 June).
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The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet)
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/picanet
The Paediatric Intensive Care Audit Network (PICANet) is a national and international audit collecting data on all children admitted to a paediatric (children's) intensive care units and transport organisations.
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International conference on space security and safety to take place at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/space-security-conference
Space Park Leicester will host the international “Space Security and Safety Dimensions” Conference on Thursday September 28 and Friday 29 September.
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Preview four new exhibitions at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/preview-four-new-exhibitions-at-attenborough-arts-centre
The University’s Attenborough Arts Centre will be hosting four exhibitions by local and international artists, in their new award winning gallery spaces at a free preview evening on Friday 6 May.
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Increasing attendance at libraries and leisure centres
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/increasing-attendance-at-libraries-and-leisure-centre
New research has identified potential ways to encourage public attendance at libraries and leisure centres.
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£8.4m for new COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/covid-phosp
PHOSP-COVID is the first UK wide study to assess the health impacts of COVID-19 on patients and their rehabilitation.