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Research suggests exercise counteracts sitting time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exercise-counteracts-sitting-time
Office workers can stave off health problems associated with sitting down all day by regularly exercising, a new study from the Leicester Diabetes Centre has found.
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Events to mark 50th anniversary of Evelyn Waughs death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/events-to-mark-50th-anniversary-of-evelyn-waugh2019s-death
Book lovers and film aficionados are invited to mark the 50th anniversary of the death of novelist Evelyn Waugh by attending a series of events during January and beyond, organised by The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project .
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LGBTQ Heritage in 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/lgbtq-heritage-in-2017
Our University is working with the National Trust in 2017 as part of the nation’s commemoration to mark 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality. LGBTQ heritage has an important place in the history of the conservation charity and the places in its care.
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Leicester recognises outstanding contributions to its medical research and education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-recognises-outstanding-contributions-to-its-medical-research-and-education
Two individuals who have distinguished themselves by a lifelong dedication to the work of our University are to be honoured today (26 May).
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Recycle a cycle and help those in need
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/recycle-a-cycle-and-help-those-in-need
Our Environment Team is encouraging staff, students and the general public to do their bit to cut waste while also helping those in need by recycling bicycles.
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Academic comments on why we do not challenge queue jumpers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academic-comments-on-why-we-do-not-challenge-queue-jumpers
Dr Zsuzsanna Vargha (pictured) from the School of Management has been quoted in the national media on Britain's unique attitude to queuing - including why we do not challenge queue jumpers.
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University cited by Leicester MP in European Union membership debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-cited-by-leicester-mp-in-european-union-membership-debate
Our University has been cited in a European Union membership debate in the House of Commons by Leicester West and Labour MP, Liz Kendall, on 15 June.
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Launch of unique forensic courses at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/launch-of-unique-forensic-courses-at-leicester
New forensic courses are to be launched at our University and will be the first of their type in the UK. The postgraduate courses are housed in the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit and Imaging Unit, global pioneers in the field of post-mortem computed tomography imaging.
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University of Leicester statement: In memory of Paul Radcliffe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-statement-in-memory-of-paul-radcliffe
It is with great sadness that Paul Radcliffe,18, has today been named as the University of Leicester student who died in a hit and run collision in Oadby at the weekend. The incident happened in Stoughton Drive South in Oadby, at around 12.30am on Saturday 19 January.
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Sami Zubaida
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/sami-zubaida
We have learned, with sadness, of the passing on 6 April 2025 of Sami Zubaida, an expert in Middle Eastern culture who taught Sociology at Leicester in the 1960s. Sami Zubaida was born into an Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad in 1937.