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Five year study reveals “unacceptable” inequalities in stillbirth rates between Black, Asian and White babies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/bmj-stillbirth
Researchers say around 1,800 stillbirths could have been prevented between 2014 and 2019 if ethnic inequalities did not exist - a 12% reduction in the number of stillbirths Enquiry underway into the quality of care provision for Black and Asian mothers whose babies...
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Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nero
A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma develops in the lining of the lungs or abdomen, with most cases linked to breathing in asbestos fibres.
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University will be singing the Blues at victory parade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-shows-support-for-leicester-on-victory-parade
When the final whistle blows at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it will mark the end of a momentous journey for Leicester City Football Club - the team that ended last season on the cusp of relegation and will finish this season's final match as Premier League champions.
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If tomorrow never comes.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/02/07/if-tomorrow-never-comes/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on February 7, 2018 This blog post is dedicated to the man who stepped out in front of my car as I drove to work this morning.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.
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Attenborough Arts Centre awarded £250,000 by Paul Hamlyn Foundation for flagship SENsory Atelier programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/sensory
The arts-based initiative has a proven transformational impact on SEN school pupils
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Dismemberment in Victorian London: The Thames Torso Murders. By Shane McCorristine
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/05/31/thames-torso-murders/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on May 31, 2016 Battersea, London. Source: The A to Z of Victorian London. Harry Margary, Lympne Castle, Kent, 1987.
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Museum exhibition to demonstrate University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/exhibition-to-demonstrate-university-research
A new exhibition run by the School of Museum Studies has given 12 early career researchers from the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences the opportunity to take part in a creative design process to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to present their research through...
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How science got women wrong explored by award-winning science journalist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/how-science-got-women-wrong-explored-by-award-winning-science-journalist
The long history of gender bias in science research and the work being done to correct it will be explored in a talk by award-winning science journalist Angela Saini (pictured).
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Women’s Resilience to Disasters (WRD) Knowledge Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/03/22/womens-resilience-to-disasters-wrd-knowledge-hub/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2022 Launched by UN Women in partnership with the Australian Governmen t this new site aims to spotlight research and resources relating to gender-responsive disaster risk...