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Leicester research informs new Sporting Equals initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-research-informs-new-sporting-equals-initiative
Research from the University's Department of Sociology has informed Sporting Equals’s latest consumer research which provides valuable insight into the the young Asian Pakistani female market that sport providers can draw upon to make sport more inclusive for this...
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PhD student receives prestigious research grant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/phd-student-receives-prestigious-research-grant
A PhD student has been awarded funding to investigate the ‘fingerprint’ of organic matter in the Carboniferous Bowland Shale.
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Astronomers join hunt for Einsteins gravitational sirens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/astronomers-join-hunt-for-einstein2019s-gravitational-sirens
The first detection of gravitational waves was announced today by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration - and Leicester astronomers were among the first to respond to the detection, searching for the counterpart with X-ray and infra-red telescopes.
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Research finds no association between weekend staffing levels and patient mortality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/research-finds-no-association-between-the-2018weekend-effect2019-and-patient-mortality
New research involving researchers from our University has found no association between weekend senior doctor staffing levels and mortality, questioning whether increasing senior doctor weekend working would impact mortality rates.
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.
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Leicester politics student nominated for Student Social Mobility Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/habon-ibrahim
University of Leicester student, Habon Ibrahim will be celebrated for her work in government, politics and the public sector.
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Leicester scientist heads to Westminster
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-scientist-heads-to-westminster
On Tuesday 13 March, PhD student at our University Katie Raymer will be attending Voice of the Future 2018- a unique event offering young scientists and engineers the opportunity to quiz key political figures at the Houses of Parliament about science policy.
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Inspiring life sciences industry partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/inspiring-life-sciences-industry-partnerships
Taking place on Wednesday 16 May at Winstanley House in Leicester, an upcoming one-day showcase will to bring together academic scientists, clinicians and businesses from across the globe, to forge engagement opportunities, identify ‘two-way people exchanges’ and...
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Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-forest-biomass-research-using-space-satellites
Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites|Dr Pedro Rodriguez-Veiga has received the Student Award (PhD) from the Council...
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First glimpse into the core of a planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/exoplanet-core
The surviving core of a planet has been discovered orbiting a distant star by a team of academics, including University of Leicester astronomers, offering the first ever glimpse inside of a planet.