Tag: University of Leicester

Ethical survey software from University of Leicester rolled-out by LOROS Hospice

Stuart Mitchell

The LOROS Hospice is trialling an inclusive and ethical data gathering tool developed by researchers from the University of Leicester to gain feedback from their service users. LOROS is an independent charity that provides care for over 2500 residents per year in Leicester, Leicestershire, and Rutland. They deliver free care and support to terminally ill patients, their family and carers through numerous multidisciplinary services including inpatient stays, outpatient clinics, day therapy, support in people’s homes, and counselling. Offering high quality, individualised care to patients and their families is pivotal to…

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National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time

Stuart Mitchell

The National Trust and the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester are delighted to launch Everywhere & Nowhere, a collaboration to share, for the first time, stories of disability from the sites and collections in the care of the National Trust. Everywhere and Nowhere is a brand new film, released today on the University of Leicester’s Website which looks at ten stories – examining the lives of familiar figures such as Henry VIII, and lesser-known individuals like Irish MP Nicholas Ward. It includes stories…

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