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Treatment for frail heart patients improves survival rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/revascularisation
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, shows that heart patients treated with revascularisation have better survival rates, even with a high risk of frailty.
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Widening Participation programme puts aspiring law students in the dock
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/widening-participation-programme-puts-aspiring-law-students-in-the-dock
Aspiring law students from non-privileged backgrounds were given the opportunity to view the inner workings of the legal system last week, thanks to a programme run by the University of Leicester and the Sutton Trust.
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The Zuckerberg Files
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/01/04/the-zuckerberg-files/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 4, 2019 Not new but recently upgraded, time to revisit The Zuckerberg Files maintained by UW-Milwaukee Center for Information Policy Research .
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Bloomberg: Economic surprises
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/28/bloomberg-economic-surprises/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 28, 2013 The September U.S. non-farm payrolls report released on Oct. 22 surprised economists with only 148,000 jobs created, versus the consensus forecast of 180,000.
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Street protests and their repression
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/street-protests-and-their-repression/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 International Network of Civil Liberties Organizations released a report: Take back the streets about the repression of street protests worldwide. Countries covered include: U.S., U.K.
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Bloomberg: Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance/Corporate Social Reponsibility
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/06/17/bloomberg-environmental-social-and-corporate-governancecorporate-social-reponsibility/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 17, 2013 ESG (or CSR) has been topical over the last five years.
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Pharmacists based within care homes make them safer for residents, research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/care-home-pharmacies
Research by the University of Leicester has shown that basing pharmacies in care homes makes them safer for residents.
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Dean of our School of Business is conferred with national fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/dean-of-our-school-of-business-is-conferred-with-national-fellowship
The Dean of the our Business School has been given a prestigious award in recognition of the contribution her work makes to society.
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Joe Orton artworks to be auctioned for appeal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-joe-orton-artworks-to-be-auctioned-for-appeal
Joe Orton campaign Sir Ian McKellen and Leonie Orton launching the campaign at Curve theatre|To support a campaign to crowdfund a statue of the iconic British playwright Joe Orton in his hometown of Leicester the Estate of Joe Orton is releasing, for the first time ever,...
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Xin Li
https://le.ac.uk/people/xin-li
The academic profile of Dr Xin Li, Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering at University of Leicester