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• Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant

  A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.

• Recruitment begins for ethnic minority healthcare staff COVID research study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/recruitment-begins-for-ethnic-minority-healthcare-staff

  A drive to encourage ethnic minority healthcare workers to participate in a Government-backed study investigating the risks of COVID-19 to their health has been launched today.

• Lahore to Leicester pathway – agreement gives Pakistan students a truly international study experience

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/lahore-leicester-pathway-agreement-pakistan-students-international-study-experience

  A new agreement between the University of Leicester and the University of Central Punjab (UCP) will see students split their studies between Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

• University of Leicester historian bestowed British Academy honour

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/clare-anderson

  A University of Leicester expert on imperial and global history has been recognised for their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

• Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid

  Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.

• First Findings of the ‘Work-Life Balance and the Pandemic’ Study Amongst University Employees

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2021/01/18/first-findings-of-the-work-life-balance-and-the-pandemic-study-amongst-university-employees/

  Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on January 18, 2021 “Well-being amongst university employees fell between May and September 2020, and increased loneliness and an inability to detach from work accounted for this.

• Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths

  A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...

• Sole2Soul: Narrate, Curate, Rejuvenate

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/sole2soul

  Sole2Soul promotes meaningful intergenerational exchange between “silver champions” (project participants aged over 55) and teenagers about artefacts from the Boot and Shoe exhibit at Harborough Museum.

• Rare chariot fittings from the Iron Age are among fascinating items in brand new exhibition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/burrough-hill-exhibition

  University archaeologist curates an exhibition of finds from Breedon Hill and Burrough Hill, including objects excavated by University of Leicester Archaeological Services

• Senate Regulation 5: Regulations governing undergraduate programmes of study (2025/26 onwards)

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-5/2025-26-study

  Read Senate Regulation 5: Regulations governing undergraduate programmes of study (2025/26 onwards).