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• One in four of London’s green spaces breaches air quality safety limits

  Date: 9 October 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-london-no2-levels

  More than one quarter of London’s parks, playground, and open spaces exceed international safety limits for air quality, potentially putting...

• Road noise makes your blood pressure rise – literally

  Date: 23 March 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/road-noise

  Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure

• Sir David and Michael Attenborough officially open Centenary Square

  Date: 14 November 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-sir-david-attenborough-officially-opens-centenary-square

  On Sunday 11 November 2018, hundreds of students, staff, alumni and members of the community joined Sir David Attenborough and his nephew Michael...

• Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

  Date: 7 December 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/rutland-roman

  The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year.

• New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health

  Date: 14 July 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/cehs

  The Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS) draws on experts from a wide variety of research backgrounds to investigate and...

• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  Date: 6 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain...

• Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows

  Date: 27 July 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/commute-air-quality

  New Leicester research has found that people who commute by car can be subject to higher levels of harmful gases than those who walk or cycle to work.

• University of Leicester researcher is finalist for prestigious heritage award

  Date: 9 October 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/10-researcher-is-finalist-for-prestigious-heritage-award

  PhD researcher from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History Mark Webb shortlisted for 2018 Historic England Angel Award

• Seeing your preferred GP is getting more difficult

  Date: 9 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/seeing-your-preferred-gp-is-getting-more-difficult

  Continuity of care – the long-term professional relationship between a patient and a chosen GP - is not only at the core of general practice but...

• University first to freeze Brexit student fees

  Date: 19 November 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/fees-freeze

  The University of Leicester has today announced that EU, EEA and Swiss student nationals will not be required to pay increased tuition fees, which...