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Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/pollution
Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution has been found to be associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary time each day, in a study published in the Journal of Public Health.
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New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health
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 mitigate the health problems from air pollution, environmental noise, and low-level chemical exposures.
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AI analysis of urine can predict flare up of lung disease a week in advance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lung-study
A University of Leicester-led study has used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse patient urine samples and predict when symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will flare up according to a study published today in ERJ Open Research.
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Leicester researchers analyse consequences of China space weapon test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/china-fobs
University of Leicester experts in the military uses of outer space have urged further international dialogue and ‘cool heads’ following flight tests of a new Chinese hypersonic missile system.
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University of Leicester staff member talks about life at Ukrainian border
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/chris-ukraine
A University of Leicester staff member has told of his time helping Ukrainian refugees on Romania’s border with Ukraine.
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Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/landscape-decisions-net-zero
The group do, however, recognise that “swift action is essential, otherwise we head deeper towards an inability to reach net zero carbon targets, contribute to biodiversity collapse and, promote societal disengagement with landscapes”.
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Learning more about digital accessibility
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/04/11/learning-more-about-digital-accessibility/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on April 11, 2017 Image by the Leicester Learning Institute I recently completed a MOOC called Digital Accessibility, run by the University of Southampton through FutureLearn.
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School of Museum Studies Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/page/3/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Tackling complex issues with LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/03/06/tackling-complex-issues-with-lego-serious-play/
Posted by in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on March 6, 2017 I suspect we’ve all come across LEGO at some point in our lives: either through fond memories of childhood building, or slightly more painful memories as parents stepping on stray...
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Fragile Earth – our student exhibition 2013
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/04/09/fragile-earth-our-student-exhibition-2013/
Posted by Amy Jane Barnes in School of Museum Studies Blog on April 9, 2013 Every year, our campus-based Museum Studies and Art Museum and Gallery Studies students take part in a Design Exercise as part of their Module 3 studies, the last taught component of their masters’...