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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.

  • Professor JHWG Liebeschuetz

    https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/wolf-liebeschuetz

    It is with great sadness that the family of Professor John Hugo Wolfgang Gideon Liebeschuetz announces his passing, after a brief illness, on 12 July 2022 at the age of 95. We have lost a much-loved family member, friend to many, and a highly respected scholar of history.

  • Glynis Wright MBE

    https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/glynis-wright

    Dr Glynis Wright is an alumna of the University of Leicester acquiring a BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy in 1984. She decided to remain in Leicester after graduating and commenced a career in local government most latterly within the field of economic development.

  • The Paradox of Work and Home Segmentation

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2025/04/23/the-paradox-of-work-and-home-segmentation/

    Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on April 23, 2025 Separating work from home life is seen as a way of achieving psychological detachment from work that allows workers to restore the energy they deplete from work and maintain high levels of well-being,...

  • Introducing… the Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/12-leicester-foveal-scale

    A team of eye researchers have published the first medical grading system named after the city of Leicester.

  • New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities 

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media

    A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.

  • Ground control arrives at Leicester

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/ground-control-arrives-at-leicester

    Scientists at our University are a step closer to controlling their own satellite missions now that a new satellite ground station dish has been installed on campus.

  • Doctoral research thats worlds apart

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/doctoral-research-that2019s-worlds-apart

    From one of the solar system’s largest planets to the finest of powders, the breadth of postgraduate research at Leicester will be on show on Tuesday 20 March, when two PhD graduates will deliver public talks on their respective specialist areas.

  • David Wilson Library changes for 2023-24

    https://le.ac.uk/library/news/david-wilson-library-changes-for-2023-24

    If you're returning to the David Wilson Library for the first time since the Summer, you will notice a few changes to areas of the building for the start of the academic year.

  • Novel analysis technique helps Leicester researchers to solve Beagle 2 mystery

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/novel-analysis-technique-helps-leicester-researchers-to-solve-beagle-2-mystery

    Scientists in Leicester have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Mars Lander Beagle 2, thanks to an innovative research technique.

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