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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.
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International seminar tackles the construction of gender sexuality and warfare in history art and literature
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/international-seminar-tackles-the-construction-of-gender-sexuality-and-warfare-in-history-art-and-literature
Do questions of gender and sexuality play a significant part in the way wars are waged, mediated and understood? This month, academics from across the world will visit Leicester to explore this question.
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Ancient History and Classical Archaeology MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-classical-archaeology-ma-dl/2026
Combine the study of ancient history with archaeology to explore the societies of Greece and Rome, those that surrounded them, and their influence both on the past and the modern world
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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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Ethical Practice: Access, Liberation, and Organisational Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/mu7562
Module code: MU7562 Ethical frameworks and approaches to museum and gallery work are cornerstones of a socially engaged practice.
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Ethical Practice: Access, Liberation, and Organisational Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mu7562
Module code: MU7562 Ethical frameworks and approaches to museum and gallery work are cornerstones of a socially engaged practice.
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Ethical Practice: Access, Liberation, and Organisational Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mu7562
Module code: MU7562 Ethical frameworks and approaches to museum and gallery work are cornerstones of a socially engaged practice.
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Building healthier well-connected communities
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/building-healthier-communities
Demonstrating the capacity for cultural organisations to contribute towards more equitable, fair and inclusive societies.
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Facilities for students
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/facilities
The School of Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester occupies its own building at the heart of the University campus. We have a set of recently refurbished and very well-equipped laboratories for in-house scientific archaeology teaching and research.
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Zanzibar’s Prison Island: The Prison That Never Was, by Sarah Longair
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/23/zanzibars-prison-island-the-prison-that-never-was-by-sarah-longair/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 23, 2014 My initial research on peculiar history of Zanzibar’s so-called Prison Island as part of the Carceral Archipelago project began last year delving into the records in the National Archives and the...