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Leicester expert contributes to BBC Watchdog report on safety of fidget spinners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-contributes-to-bbc-watchdog-report-on-safety-of-fidget-spinners
Professor Sarah Hainsworth (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has contributed to a BBC Watchdog report investigating the safety of fidget spinners.
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The risks of feeding back the results of clinical trials to participants
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/12/18/the-risks-of-feeding-back-the-results-of-clinical-trials-to-participants/
Posted by carolyntarrant in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on December 18, 2015 Feeding back the results of clinical trials to participants has long been seen as good ethical research practice, and new guidance from the Health...
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Town and Gown 10k rescheduled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/town-and-gown-10k-rescheduled
The Leicester Town and Gown run was originally planned to take place this Sunday 4 March but has now been rescheduled for next Sunday 11 March due to the adverse weather conditions.
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Leicester academic discusses assisted suicide legislation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academic-discusses-assisted-suicide-legislation
Dr Clark Hobson, from the University's School of Law, has written an article for BioEdge which examines the possibility of the blanket ban on assisted suicide in the UK being overturned. In the article for BioEdge, Dr Hobson said: "Noel Conway is 67 years old.
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The BASE Trial
https://le.ac.uk/timms/collaborations/base-trial
The BASE trial is looking at the use of sodium bicarbonate for metabolic acidosis in very preterm babies.
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Webinars with Blackboard Collaborate
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/webinars
Virtual classrooms, otherwise known as webinars, are a great way of teaching from a distance.
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Unexpected Recall and Overdue Library Notices
https://le.ac.uk/library/news/unexpected-recall-and-overdue-library-notices
11 September 2020 Have you received a recall and overdue notice about your Library books? If so, do not be concerned, these emails can be ignored. Over the last 24hrs you may have received recall and overdue notices from the University Library. These emails can be ignored.
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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.
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Stonewall 50th commemoration web archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/stonewall-50th-commemoration-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Just launched by Columbia University, a searchable web archive of 50 th anniversary commemorations of the Stonewall uprising. The Stonewall uprising a key event in LGBT history.
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University lends its support to ‘Stand Up To Cancer’ campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/stand-up-to-cancer-campaign
Professor Karen Brown from the Leicester Cancer Research Centre sends a message on the importance of cancer screening.