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Centenary PhD Scholarships
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/31/centenary-phd-scholarships/
022 as part of its ambition to deliver on its strategic aim to ‘nurture the next generation of researchers to become world-leaders in their field’.
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Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/prolonged-periods-of-sedentary-time-strongly-associated-with-amount-of-fat-around-internal-organs
A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, our University and Loughborough University - has found new evidence to suggest that longer periods of sedentary time (defined as any sitting/reclining...
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University celebrates a beauti-fall AutumnFest at the Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/autumn
More than 1,800 people came together at the Botanic Garden on Saturday (30 September) to celebrate the University’s inaugural AutumnFest
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Employability: how we will help you
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/undergraduate/careers/employability
Find out how History at the University at Leicester will help you with employability. Learn about the Leicester Award for Employability and our History in the Classroom module.
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Over £300,000 funding to fuel university boost to region’s innovation ecosystem
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/innovation-ecosystem-funding
University of Leicester to lead a partnership with Loughborough University and De Montfort University and Leicester Start Ups to benefit innovation within Leicester and Leicestershire
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Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi
A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.
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Productive Alternatives to Boris Johnson’s Cheesy Vision of Homeworking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/05/17/productive-alternatives-to-boris-johnsons-cheesy-vision-of-homeworking/
Hybrid working solves the trade-off of home versus office working, with benefits for both employees and employers, writes ULSB's Professor Stephen Wood.
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Mexican Cookery and the Importance of Chilies – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/22/mexican-cookery-and-the-importance-of-chillies/
Project PI Deborah Toner writes about Mexican cookery and the use of dried chilies therein, based on a weekend of cookery-based relaxation, following the completion of the Consuming Authenticies recipe book.
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Reflections on my Professional Fellowship: Part Two
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/08/14/reflections-on-my-professional-fellowship-part-two/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2025 In February 2024, I was awarded a Professional Fellowship from The National Archives and Research Libraries UK Professional Fellowship Scheme, 2024-2025.
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Leicester students are helping local businesses to become more sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/12-social-impact-ambassadors
Social Impact Ambassadors programme sees University of Leicester students helping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to innovate with a free sustainability audit.