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Leicester health researcher recognised with NIHR Senior Investigator Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/mccann-nihr-senior-investigator-leicester
Professor Gerry McCann has been awarded a prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator award to advance his healthcare work
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Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/criminal-law-criminal-justice-and-criminology
The Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology research cluster is comprised of staff engaged in research related to criminal justice matters, from the substantive criminal law to the administration of justice to criminological perspectives.
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NHS staff retention to be investigated in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/nhs-retention
At a time when staffing the NHS effectively has never been more important, a team of researchers is seeking to understand which ethnic groups are at greatest risk of leaving the NHS in 2024, with the aim of improving retention.
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Royal Commission Industrial Fellowship awarded to researcher
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/royal-commission-1851
A PhD researcher at the University of Leicester has been awarded a prestigious Industrial Fellowship by the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, to develop solutions to some of society’s biggest challenges.
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New study exposes causes behind criminal case backlogs in England and Wales
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/police-crime-cps-england-wales-criminal-case-backlog
A University of Leicester-led study has unearthed critical factors delaying the progression of criminal cases from police investigations to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) for charging decisions in England and Wales.
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Urban life
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/urban-life
Learn more about the collections about urban life in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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Families left unsupported after children leave intensive care, major UK study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/paediatric-intensive-care-children-leicester-hospital
Families are being left to manage complex and lasting physical, psychological and social challenges on their own after a child is discharged from paediatric intensive care, according to a major UK-led study by Leicester experts
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Rosa Parks digital collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/04/rosa-parks-digital-collection/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 4, 2016 Just released by the Library of Congress, this great new online resource celebrating the life, civil rights achievements and legacy of Rosa Parks whose refusal to give up a seat to a...
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Leigh Buchanan Bienen: Works
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/leigh-buchanan-bienen-works/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 Academic website from Leigh Buchanan Bienen who has been based at Northwestern University School of Law and specialises in legal history.
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Israel Elections 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/israel-elections-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 Elections are due to take place on 17th March. The Israel Democracy Institute website is a good starting point for background information on the electoral process.