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Global study reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/global-study-reveals-new-hypertension-and-blood-pressure-genes
Thirty-one new gene regions linked with blood pressure have been identified in one of the largest genetic studies of blood pressure to date, involving over 347,000 people, and jointly led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the University of Cambridge, with...
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£1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/fellowships
The gap in the teeth of this medieval skull is a 'pipe notch' caused by constantly gripping a clay pipe.
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Registering your protocol
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/systematic-reviews/registering-your-protocol
Why you should register your systematic review protocol and how to do this.
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Divestment
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/divestment
The University of Leicester are pleased to state that, as part of our Climate Strategy, have directly divested from fossil fuels in the management of our endowed funds. Our endowment strategy, managed by Goldman Sachs, is as follows
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Beauty, Sex & Science: Whose Body is it Anyway c.1550-2015?
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3773
Module code: HS3773 A flourishing branch of cultural history that has become popular during the last two decades is the history of the body. Known as the ‘corporeal turn’ in cultural history, the focus in a history of the body entails much more than a narrow medical study.
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Dynamic DNA
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/dynamic-dna
Every year GENIE (Genetics Education Networking for Innovation and Excellence) runs a Dynamic DNA outreach event for year nine pupils from local schools.
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Real-time crime index, USA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/09/20/real-time-crime-index-usa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 20, 2024 An initiative to provide real-time updated data and mappings of crime in the USA. It has been built by AH Datalytics and supported by Arnold Ventures .
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LGBTI in developing countries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/08/09/lgbti-in-developing-countries/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 9, 2017 Surveys, big data, and experiments: how can we best learn about LGBTI development outcomes? Interesting new Research policy working paper from the World Bank which highlights the...
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Opendata for Africa
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/26/opendata-for-africa/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 26, 2013 Great free open data portal just launched by the African Development Bank. Covers over 50 nations providing recent data.
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Open UNDP
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/03/15/open-undp/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 15, 2013 http://open.undp.org/ New open data website from the United Nations Development Programme. Get official data on over 6,000 development projects in 177 countries worldwide.