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Taking to new heights to help beat cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/taking-to-new-heights-to-help-beat-cancer
A Leicester man is taking fundraising to new heights – 15,000ft, to be precise. on Saturday 8 August 2015 at Hibaldstow Airfield in Lincolnshire.
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Culture and politics of vengeance to be explored at conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/culture-and-politics-of-vengeance-to-be-explored-at-conference
Topics ranging from revenge porn and terrorism, to vengeance in exploitation films, will be discussed at ‘Reflections on Revenge: a conference on the culture and politics of vengeance’ on Friday 4 September 2015 at the University’s award-winning College Court Conference...
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New book on work-life balance by Professor of Management and colleagues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-book-on-work-life-balance-by-professor-of-management-and-colleagues
Professor Stephen Wood from our School of Business is among the editors of a new publication on work-life balance practices during the recent recession. Employers did not withdraw their work-life balance practices during the post-2008 recession.
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Tigers talents to train University rugby club
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tigers-talents-to-train-university-rugby-club
Two Leicester Tigers players will coach our Men’s Rugby Union club team during the 2016/17 season. Team Leicester is now looking to extend their unbeaten Varsity record to five years after appointing Lachlan McCaffrey and Matt Smith as coaches for the forthcoming season.
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Feelings and mental health explored in first interdisciplinary PhD studentship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/feelings-and-mental-health-explored-in-first-interdisciplinary-phd-studentship
New research that will investigate the possible role of feelings in the mental health difficulties associated with psychotic-spectrum diagnoses such as schizophrenia will be made possible by the first interdisciplinary PhD studentship to be fully funded by the University.
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New test for sudden cardiac death receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-test-for-sudden-cardiac-death-receives-funding
A new test to identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death is being developed by researchers at our University and Leicester’s Hospitals thanks to a £183,000 grant from national charity Heart Research UK.
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Report suggests delaying school entry for preterm babies may not be the answer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/report-suggests-delaying-school-entry-for-preterm-babies-may-not-be-the-answer
A new report launched today suggests that prematurely born babies are more likely to have learning difficulties at school age, and the risk increases the earlier they are born.
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University renews partnership with Santander Universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-renews-partnership-with-santander-universities
Our University is to receive more funding from Santander Universities UK, bringing the value of the next three years of this partnership to over £300,000.
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Study suggests physical activity and functional ability increase after weight loss surgery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/study-suggests-physical-activity-and-functional-ability-increase-after-weight-loss-surgery
People who have their stomach size surgically reduced move around more and easier after weight loss surgery, a study led by Leicester researchers has found.
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Highlights from our postgraduate research community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/highlights-from-our-postgraduate-research-community
The Graduate School has announced the publication of the second Issue of Frontier, the postgraduate research magazine for and by postgraduate students of the University of Leicester.