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All rise! Height-adjustable desks can reduce workplace sitting by over an hour a day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/standing-desk-research
Researchers have developed a programme that, when paired with a height-adjustable desk, can reduce the time people spend sitting by over an hour.
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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Mayer IgA Nephropathy Research Group
https://le.ac.uk/igan
Leicester’s Mayer IgAN Research Group leads global efforts to treat chronic kidney disease, backed by major funding and pioneering clinical breakthroughs.
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Nationwide map of air pollution provides insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-nationwide-map-of-air-pollution-provides-insights-into-nitrogen-dioxide-levels-across-the-country-and-within-towns-and-cities
EarthSense Systems – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company BlueSky - has published MappAir® – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution.
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Professor Cyril Dominguez
https://le.ac.uk/people/cyril-dominguez
The academic profile of Prof Cyril Dominguez, Professor in Structural Biology at University of Leicester
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Expert opinion Juno space mission special
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinion-juno-space-mission-special
NASA's Juno spacecraft is due to arrive at Jupiter on 4 July and Jupiter Orbital Insertion (JOI) begins at 8:18 p.m. PDT (4:18am BST on 5 July).
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100 trees
https://le.ac.uk/100-trees
On 4 October 2021 we celebrated our official birthday by planting a tree as a symbol of our commitment, as a University, to promoting positive change in the local and global community. Throughout the year we planted 100 trees across our campuses to mark 100 years of change.
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Academic, research and technical staff
https://le.ac.uk/physics/people/academic
Browse the academic staff who work in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and see their contact details.
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Graduate profiles
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles
See where a degree from the School of Museum Studies has taken our graduates. These graduates are at various different stages of their careers and share how their time at Leicester helped them to achieve their career goals.
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Expert opinions cover coral reefs Trump mm erotica confidence and cannabis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/expert-opinions-cover-coral-reefs-trump-and-m-m-erotica
In an article for The Conversation, Professors Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment have explained how new findings from the Chagos Islands are a perfect parable for the Anthropocene.