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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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Leicester research makes Altmetric Top 100 list for 2015
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-research-makes-altmetric-top-100-list-for-2015
Three research projects involving Leicester academics have featured in the Altmetric 2015 Top 100, which recognises the most shared and discussed academic research of the year worldwide.
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Leicester makes top 20 for UK global health research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-makes-top-20-for-uk-global-health-research
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and Medsin-UK has launched the first UK University Global Health Research League Table in the Houses of Parliament - and the University of Leicester is included in the top 20 UK institutions.
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Wounds to left rear of skull and top of skull (injuries 1-3)
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology/injuries/skull-1-3
Examination of wounds on the skull reveal that a sharp-bladed weapon or weapons has clipped the top rear of the skull several times, shaving off the top layer of bone.
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Two thousand visitors expected to attend Family Day at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/botanic-garden
The University of Leicester Botanic Garden will open its gates to members of the public next week for its annual family day.
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University of Leicester gets major funding for project on early medieval manuscripts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/insular-project
The University of Leicester led INSULAR Project has been awarded €2.5m by the European Research Council
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Hospital-University Partnership celebrated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/hospital-university-partnership-celebrated
Leicester's Hospitals has a combined staff and members magazine called together. It is published bimonthly and includes the latest news from across the organisation.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/events
Browse the events taking place in the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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Heritage and Culture
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/natural-heritage
From arts and culture to life-changing global events, our researchers examine what has shaped our society as we know it.
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New Leicester research demonstrates the migrant work ethic exists in the short term
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/new-leicester-research-demonstrates-the-2018migrant-work-ethic2019-exists-in-the-short-term
The received wisdom that migrant workers have a stronger ‘work ethic’ than UK-born workers is proven for the first time, in a new study of Central and East European migrants, from our School of Business.