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• Research suggests exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exposure-to-violence-during-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-prematurity-and-low-birthweight

  Exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy could lead to an increase in the risk of prematurity and low birthweight, according to research by our University and Queen Mary University of London.

• Research shows professionals moving from private sector into teaching experience significant levels of frustration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-professionals-moving-from-private-sector-into-teaching-experience-2018significant-levels-of-frustration2019

  Professionals moving from the private sector into teaching experience ‘significant levels of frustration’ with a perceived lack of acknowledgement from colleagues about the ‘added value’ they bring to the role, according to research led by Dr Chris Wilkins (pictured) in...

• Continuing professional development modules and short courses

  https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/continuing-education

  We support continuing professional development (CPD) by providing high quality training and transferable skills for healthcare and non-healthcare professionals interested in diabetes, quality and safety in Healthcare and SCAN.

• New Alzheimers Advance

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-alzheimer2019s-advance

  Work done at Leicester has helped to identify a new drug target for not only improving symptoms of brain degeneration – but also to extend the life-span of the terminally ill mice.

• Research to examine how children use social media to promote mental wellbeing and seek health advice

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-to-examine-how-children-use-social-media-to-promote-mental-wellbeing-and-seek-health-advice

  A new project led by Dr Michelle O'Reilly from the Department of Sociology aims to explore the role social media plays in promoting mental health and wellbeing in children.

• Office health to be boosted by stand up campaign

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/office-health-to-be-boosted-by-stand-up-campaign

  Office workers at Leicester’s three hospitals are being encouraged to stand up more on the job as part of a new health drive.

• Bioinorganic Chemistry

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ch4208

  Module code: CH4208 The field of bioorganic chemistry is the fusion of biochemistry and inorganic chemistry. It has a large number of real-world applications in areas such as medical science and environmental chemistry.

• Leicester geologist invited to present findings to European Geosciences Union

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-geologist-invited-to-present-findings-to-european-geosciences-union

  A geologist from our University  will present his research into earthquakes to the European Geosciences Union conference in Vienna on 25 April.

• Leaders join delegation to India to promote UK higher education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leaders-join-delegation-to-india-to-promote-uk-higher-education

  A large number of UK university leaders, including our University's Vice-Chancellor and President Professor Paul Boyle, are in India this week (9-11 Dec) as part of a delegation to raise the profile of UK higher education.

• Number Theory

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ma3153

  Module code: MA3153 Number theory is one of the oldest branches of pure mathematics, and one of the largest. It concerns questions about numbers, usually meaning integers or rational numbers (fractions).