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Study suggests seated upper body physical activity can reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes made worse by sitting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-suggests-seated-upper-body-physical-activity-can-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-made-worse-by-sitting
A new study conducted at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), including researchers from our University, has found that breaking up prolonged bouts of restful sitting with short, frequent bouts of simple seated arm exercises can benefit obese patients at high...
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Preventative meningitis vaccination programme run on campus for first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/preventative-meningitis-vaccination-programme-run-on-campus-for-first-time
A preventative meningitis vaccine programme for new students is being offered at our University for the first time.
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Our Space Heritage: Public event to celebrate Leicester’s long-standing space expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/our-space-heritage
Professor Pounds, who was also guest of honour at the opening of Leicester’s new Space Research Centre earlier this year, said: “Moving to a lectureship in Leicester from the UCL Rocket Group – with a doctoral thesis still incomplete – reflected the pace of change in the...
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BBC drama novelist residency set to inspire English students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/kit-de-waal
Kit also had a message for existing and potential English students at the University. She said: “I hope I’m an inspiration to anyone who feels they may not belong, may not have what it takes, may not fit in. You do, and at the University of Leicester, I hope we can show you how.
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Celebrating women in space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/dr-suzie-imber-takes-part-in-uk-space-agency-womeninspace-video
To mark and celebrate International Women's Day 2018, the UK Space Agency invited women working across the space sector to share their advice on pursuing a career in the field and discuss why it is such an exciting sector to work in.
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Newborns, migrants and the idea of home explored at University of Leicester lectures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-doctoral-inaugural-lectures
Doctoral Inaugural Lectures on 3 October discuss length of stay in neonatal care and home-making practices of migrants
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Impact of pandemic on future earnings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/10/25/impact-of-pandemic-on-future-earnings/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 25, 2021 Education recovery and resilience in England: Phase two report Education policy Institute Based on EPI analysis commissioned by the Department for Education (DfE), the new...
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The University as a military hospital during the Great War
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/military-hospital
The University’s building now known as the Fielding Johnson Building was used as a military hospital during the First World War. Find out more about its wartime history.
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Professor Heiko Balzter shares hopes for COP29 and the path toward global climate action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cop29-heiko
Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures, speaks as he attends COP29 on behalf of the University of Leicester
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Wiesam Essa
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/wiesam-essa
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Wiesam Essa, of Al-Aqsa University in Palestine.