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Regular exercisers should be reassured by results of heart study, experts claim
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/heart-study
A study by University of Leicester researchers, investigating the belief that too much exercise can be bad for the heart has found that the heart’s structure and function does adapt to high levels of habitual physical activity but these changes stay within normal ranges
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Peatland protection
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/peatland-protection
Peatlands around the world are being destroyed to make way for plantation development, logging and mining.
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About the Institute
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/about
The concept of Precision Health, delivering the right intervention to the right individual at the right time, underpins our inclusive, inspiring and impactful research and delivery strategy.
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Section 4 - The Council
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/documents/statutes/council
Read Section 4 of our Statutes, entitled The Council. This section outlines the organisational structure and membership practices of the University’s Council.
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LeCTIS Seminar Series 2020-21
https://le.ac.uk/translation-interpreting-studies/events/lectis-seminar-series-2020-21
Details Location: Online on Teams (links will be circulated the day before the event) Time: 4.00pm - 5.00pm (unless otherwise stated) For more information, please contact Dr Sara Naylor or Dr Yan Ying at LeicesterCTIS@leicester.ac.
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New pamphlets
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/publications/pamphlets
The Centre for New Writing regularly publishes new writing and has produced a number of poetry, fiction and non-fiction pamphlets, which are available at no cost.
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Sycamore Gap sapling to be planted in University of Leicester Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/sycamore-gap
The University of Leicester Botanic Garden will plant a Sycamore Gap sapling as part of the tree's legacy.
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Royal Astronomical Society award for Leicester space scientist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ras-fowler-award
A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to scientists’ understanding of the Martian atmosphere.
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Do winners cheat more? New research refutes previous high-profile study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/games-cheating
New large-scale research led by the University of Leicester shows that winning does not cause people to cheat, in stark contrast to a previous high-profile study.
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Declining local paper sales are a danger to democracy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/local-papers
Action needs to be taken to prevent a crisis for local democracy as a result of the dramatic decline in local press readership, a Leicester academic told BBC listeners this week.