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Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019
The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty sounds like a fitting story for Halloween - but for many people in the 19th century this exposure to death was commonplace and...
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Childrens attitudes towards the law revealed through innovative digital game project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/children2019s-attitudes-towards-the-law-revealed-through-innovative-digital-game-project
A new project using a fun digital game aims to find out what primary school children really know and think about the law and their rights.
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Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest
The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.
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University pilots Leicester Academy sports scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-pilots-2018leicester-academy2019-sports-scheme
The 2015/16 academic year has seen the Sports and Recreation Service pilot the ‘Leicester Academy’ programme, with the aim of becoming the University’s hub for students to access sport related opportunities such as coaching/officiating qualifications, workshops and training...
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Leicester films win prestigious Learning on Screen Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-films-win-prestigious-learning-on-screen-awards
Two films produced by our University have been awarded prestigious Learning on Screen Awards by the British Universities Film & Video Council.
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Could female traders reduce market crashes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/could-female-traders-reduce-market-crashes
Researchers in the Department of Economics at the University of Leicester have shown that increasing the proportion of female traders makes the market more volatile, but at the same time can reduce the occurrence of the most extreme crashes.
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Expert opinions cover salmonella Trump Chancellor Philip Hammond Juno and support for new mothers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/expert-opinions-cover-salmonella-trump-chancellor-philip-hammond-juno-and-support-for-new-mothers
Dr Primrose Freestone from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has written an article for The Conversation discussing new research into how juices released from the cut-ends of the salad leaves enable Salmonella to grow.
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Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality
New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.
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Scientists and engineers complete testing for space technology for the next decade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-and-engineers-complete-testing-for-space-technology-for-the-next-decade
A UK team - including scientists from the University – has returned from a series of rigorous tests carried out on instrumentation for the premier space observatory of the next decade.
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Discovery of King Richard III’s remains named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary discoveries’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/king-richard-iii-remains-named-extraordinary-discoveries
aerial view of richard iii bones|The discovery and identification of King Richard III’s remains by leading academics at the University of Leicester have been named as one of the decade’s ‘extraordinary archaeological discoveries’ by Historic England and as one of the top ten...