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Ireland Under the Union, 1800-1922
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2323
Module code:HS2323 Module Outline Few countries have a more controversial history than Ireland, and no period of Irish history is more controversial – and myth-laden – than that of the Union with Great Britain.
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Signs of early heart failure revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/heart-failure-diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes that have no history, signs or symptoms of heart problems have been shown to have severely limited exercise capacity.
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Impact of festivals project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/impact-of-festivals-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 If you are attending music festivals over the summer take a look at the blog from this research project which is being funded under the AHRC’s Connected Communities Programme.
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University praised for outstanding success by global indicator of research excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-praised-for-outstanding-success
Our University has been cited for its outstanding performance in a global ranking of world-leading universities published this month.
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No smoking matter 15 cigarettes in 75 minutes in a car could render you unconscious
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/no-smoking-matter-smoking-for-75-minutes-in-a-car-could-render-you-unconscious
It was announced earlier this month that drivers in England will be banned from smoking in their cars from October if they are carrying children as passengers.
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Extraordinary artist to be celebrated at literary festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/extraordinary-artist-to-be-celebrated-at-literary-festival
The eighth Literary Leicester festival is to celebrate the ‘extraordinary contribution to British art’ of a Leicester artist and writer at an event discussing the life and work of Leicester artist and writer Rigby Graham.
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Author Edna OBrien to explore the writers craft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/author-edna-obrien-to-explore-the-writers-craft
Award-winning author and playwright Edna O’Brien will be discussing the craft of writing at the free public 4th Annual Creative Writing Lecture on Thursday 7 May, taking place at 6:00pm in the Rattray Lecture Theatre.
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Tigers talents to train University rugby club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tigers-talents-to-train-university-rugby-club
Two Leicester Tigers players will coach our Men’s Rugby Union club team during the 2016/17 season. Team Leicester is now looking to extend their unbeaten Varsity record to five years after appointing Lachlan McCaffrey and Matt Smith as coaches for the forthcoming season.
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Report suggests delaying school entry for preterm babies may not be the answer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/report-suggests-delaying-school-entry-for-preterm-babies-may-not-be-the-answer
A new report launched today suggests that prematurely born babies are more likely to have learning difficulties at school age, and the risk increases the earlier they are born.
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Medicine and biosciences
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/medicine-science-technology/medicine-biosciences
We collaborate with health professionals locally, nationally and internationally in our pursuit of excellence in biomedical research. We engage in a broad spectrum of biomedical science.