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• Major heart attack study reveals ‘survival paradox’: Frail men at higher risk of death than women despite better treatment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/heart-attack-frailty-sex-leicester

  Pioneering research from the University of Leicester and NIHR challenges the ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to heart attack care, adding critical nuance to the debate on sex disparities

• Student placement in Special Collections, Week 3-4

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/08/14/student-placement-in-special-collections-week-3-4/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2025 Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies .

• Symposium - 80 Years On: Memory and Legacy of World War II in ESEA Popular Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/80-years-on

  A symposium exploring the portrayal of WWII 80 years on hosted by Film Studies and Modern Languages

• New species revealed after 25 years of study on ‘inside out’ fossil – and named after discoverer’s mum

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/new-species-inside-out-fossil-named-after-mum

  Study from University of Leicester describes a new species of fossil that is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved and saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years

• 15th June 2015 Sol 1015

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/06/15/15th-june-2015-sol-1015/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 15, 2015 Planetary conjunction – with no MSL operations – is an ideal time for a team meeting.

• Ancient History and Archaeology BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-archaeology-ba/2026

  Delve into the past and gain practical and intellectual skills with the University of Leicester’s Ancient History and Archaeology degree.

• Ancient History and Archaeology BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-archaeology-ba/2027

  Delve into the past and gain practical and intellectual skills with the University of Leicester’s Ancient History and Archaeology degree.

• 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.

• Publications

  https://le.ac.uk/medieval/research/publications

  Browse the list of recent publications authored, edited or contributed to by people working and researching within the University of Leicester's Medieval Research Centre.

• 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...