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Weight re-gained after weight loss results in less muscle, more fat, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/overweight
A Leicester study that measured the fat mass and fat-free (muscle) mass of dieters suggests that weight loss followed by weight regain has a negative impact on muscle mass.
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Thoughts on live-streamed lessons
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2020/05/21/1346/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 21, 2020 Thoughts on live streamed lessons An observation of a child taking part in a Year 7 Live-streamed Science class, during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Family court process in child arrangement cases in line for major overhaul following ‘Harm Panel’ report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/harm-panel
Research has found ‘deep-seated and systemic problems’ with the way that family courts in England and Wales respond to allegations of domestic abuse in child arrangement proceedings.
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Migration Data Portal
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/22/migration-data-portal/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2018 The Portal was launched in December 2017 by IOM’s Global Migration Data Analysis Centre (GMDAC) , with the support of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
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Urbanisms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ar3604
Module code: AR3604 It is estimated that by 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities – but what is it that makes a city, and how have people changed and adapted to urban living? Archaeology is well-placed to examine a range of information about...
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Urbanisms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3604
Module code: AR3604 It is estimated that by 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities – but what is it that makes a city, and how have people changed and adapted to urban living? Archaeology is well-placed to examine a range of information about...
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Urbanisms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ar3604
Module code: AR3604 It is estimated that by 2050, almost 70% of the world’s population will be living in cities – but what is it that makes a city, and how have people changed and adapted to urban living? Archaeology is well-placed to examine a range of information about...
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COP26: Leicester University Chorus perform in aid of Music Declares Emergency movement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/cop26-chorus
A student group choir at the University of Leicester have joined forces with musicians and organisations around the world to highlight the damage of climate change.
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US presidential elections (again)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/04/us-presidential-elections-again/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2016 To celebrate (!) the forthcoming elections here are some favourite historic digital collections.
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Jean Humphreys (1924-2019)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/jean-humphreys
It is with great sadness we have learned of the death of a much-loved and dedicated friend of the University, Mrs Jean Humphreys.