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• Attenboroughs pledge support for Leicesters centenary celebration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/attenboroughs-pledge-support-for-leicester2019s-centenary-celebration

  Sir David Attenborough OM and his nephew, Michael Attenborough CBE, were the guests of honour at the University's Alumni Association’s Black Tie Dinner event in London last night, where they were announced as the patrons of our upcoming centenary celebrations.

• Physics & Astronomy: Page 7

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/7/

  Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 February 2022 Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.

• University of Leicester Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls ready to compete on the world stage

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/olympics-paralympics

  Student Lauren Henry and alumnus Nick Cummins are competing as part of TeamGB in the Olympics and Paralympics 2024

• Study sheds light on the genetics of stopping smoking

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/study-genetics-stopping-smoking

  The effectiveness of a common drug to quit smoking could be down to people’s genes, according to a study from the University of Leicester.

• Earth Observation Science

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/earth-observation-science

  The Earth Observation Science (EOS) group uses data from sophisticated instruments in space to tackle today’s greatest environmental challenges, such as climate change and air pollution.

• Global cost of dementia set to reach US $1 trillion by 2018…

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/28/global-cost-of-dementia-set-to-reach-us-1-trillion-by-2018/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 28, 2015 …according to the latest annual World Alzheimer report 2015 . It also includes literature reviews on the societal impact of dementia and evidence that its rate is increasing.

• Work-life balance supports improve employee well-being

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/02/19/work-life-balance-supports-improve-employee-well-being/

  Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on February 19, 2018 In this blog post Professor Stephen Wood presents some interesting findings on work-life balance and well-being, arguing that the main reasons for the improvement of employee well-being where work-life...

• Looking through the Record Office boxes

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/02/10/looking-through-the-record-office-boxes/

  Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on February 10, 2020 Ewan digitising the tapes. One of the features of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project is that we want to create the opportunity for volunteers to learn new skills.

• Student profile: Viola

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/viola-ahrc-midlands4cities-dtp

  PhD candidate at the School of Arts, Media and Communication, funded via the AHRC Midlands4Cities Doctoral Training Partnership.

• Space Park Leicester to benefit from funding boost for UK space sector

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/space-park-levelling-up

  Space Park Leicester is to receive £284,000 to fund a Cluster Development Manager who will work with local government, businesses and academia.