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• Working at home is ‘a double-edged sword’, new research reveals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/home-working

  New research conducted by academics at the Universities of Leicester and Exeter has revealed how working at home can be ‘a double-edged sword’.

• Unique exceptionally preserved fossil named in honour of Sir David Attenborough

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/unique-2018exceptionally-preserved2019-fossil-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough

  An international team of scientists led by our University has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David Attenborough – who grew up on the University campus.

• Good cholesterol doesnt always lower heart attack risk

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/2018good2019-cholesterol-doesn2019t-always-lower-heart-attack-risk

  Some people with high levels of ‘good’ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are at increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), contrary to earlier evidence that people with more HDL-C are usually at lower heart disease risk.

• Spirit of the 1960s and 70s kept alive in new book about Neil Young

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-1960s-and-70s-kept-alive-in-new-book-about-neil-young

  A new book on the musical travels of Neil Young, one of the most significant recording and performing artists of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, argues that the singer-songwriter is one of only a few music industry figures to still engage in social activism.

• Leicester Innovation Hub is 'wonderful and transformative'

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-innovation-hub-launch-report

  Civic leaders highlight vital partnerships between University, City and County at launch of £5 million-plus Innovation Hub.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 714 April

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-7-14-april

  Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation exploring how it could be a good idea to discuss topics such as sex, rape and pornography in classrooms in order to properly educate young people about...

• Leap in modelling human impact on climate may lead to early warning of climate disasters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/tipping-points

  Mathematicians led by the University of Leicester have applied statistical mechanics to climate change detection and attribution for first time, showing how to separate the ‘signal’ of human-made climate change from the ‘noise’ of natural climate fluctuations

• Expert opinions cover emergency planning and preventing extremism

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-emergency-planning-and-preventing-extremism

  Lucy Easthope, an associate tutor in the Civil Safety and Security Unit within the School of Business, has written an article on the Manchester bombings for the Guardian. Read the article '"I’m an emergency planner.

• Charity pays for Gazan medical students to complete their studies with the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/charity-supports-gazan-medical-students-university-leicester

  A charity has stepped in to cover the living costs of two medical students displaced from war-torn Gaza, to complete their studies at the University of Leicester.

• English language requirements

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/english-language-requirements

  To study with us, your English must be good enough for you to fully understand, and benefit from, your degree course. You can demonstrate your English language ability in a variety of ways.