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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...

  • Work experience and industry links

    https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/careers/work-experience

    Through our links with industry, Geology has a large number of students who undertake work experience during their vacations, or through a year out in industry. Such work experience gives our students a strong competitive edge in securing permanent employment.

  • Clearing trip to see the University of Leicester changed Tom’s direction of study

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/clearing-tom

    When Tom Walters missed out on his first-choice university place, the next step should have seen him accept his reserve choice – until a visit to the University of Leicester during Clearing changed everything.

  • Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang

    A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.

  • The Clink restaurant at HMP Brixton: fine dining and prison education

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/07/21/the-clink-restaurant-at-hmp-brixton-fine-dining-and-prison-education/

    Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 21, 2014 By Sarah Longair, Carceral Archipelago Project Researcher.

  • Final chances to view popular city centre archaeological dig

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/final-chances-to-view-popular-city-centre-archaeological-dig

    These tickets have now sold out Due to huge demand, Leicester archaeologists have announced further opportunities for members of the public to view the largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 2017.

  • Caribbean Journeys

    https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/caribbean-journeys

    Caribbean Journeys was a Nottingham based community-arts project co-directed by Kelsi Delaney and Sofia Aatkar in collaboration with Museumand: The Caribbean National Heritage Museum. The project aimed to preserve the travel stories of the Gedling Caribbean Elders group.

  • Developing learning advocates in the East Midlands

    https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/developing-learning-advocates-em

    The East Midlands Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (EMMLAC) developed a cross-domain learning network for the region, delivered by RCMG.

  • 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 .

  • Open House

    https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/open-house

    Open House The difference made through working together

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