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• Glenfield’s Judith is first UK participant in women-only heart surgery study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/heart-surgery-iwd

  The first patient in the UK to take part in a women-only cardiac surgery research trial underwent a life-changing heart operation at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust recently.

• Offer Holder Hub

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/offer-holders

  We don’t want you to miss out on the benefits of attending a University of Leicester Offer Holder Day, which is why we’ve moved everything online.

• £1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/ahrc-grant

  Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) to upgrade its archaeological material laboratories.

• Jennifer Francis announced as Vice-Chair of Attenborough Arts Centre Advisory Board

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/jennifer-francis

  Acclaimed museums brand and marketing strategist, Jennifer Francis has been appointed as Vice-Chair of Attenborough Arts Centre's Advisory Board.

• Liz Blyth

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/liz-blyth

  Liz works independently providing consultancy for arts, culture, libraries, museums, heritage and sport. She is particularly experienced in leadership development and regularly acts as a coach and mentor for new and established leaders.

• David Christopher

  https://le.ac.uk/people/david-christopher

  Dr David Christopher is a Lecturer in Popular Screen Cultures at the University of Leicester for the School of Arts, Humanities, and Communications.

• 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...

• Leicester medieval historian elected as Fellow of the British Academy  

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/joanna-story-british-academy-fellow-leicester

  The University of Leicester's Professor Joanna Story has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy as a UK Fellow.

• Events

  https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events

  Find out about our events in the Centre for Victorian Studies, including our spring seminar series and our annual lecture, and browse our past events archive.

• Clare Anderson: Page 2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/clare_anderson/page/2/

  I am a professor of history, with interests in colonialism and colonial societies across the British Empire. I am especially interested in the history of confinement.