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• Urgent action needed to tackle racial harassment in universities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/racial-harrassment

  Urgent action is needed to tackle racial harassment in universities because students are being let down, Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah has said.

• Varsity Victory for Team Leicester Cricket

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/team-leicester-cricket-varsity-victory

  1pm, Friday 20 May, Fischer County Ground, Grace Rd, Leicester LE2 8AD Result: ULCC 148-4 in 20 overs beat DMUCC 123-6 off 20 overs Traditionally the smallest of the showcase Varsity events, the prospect of a game under the brand new floodlights at the Fischer County Ground...

• Student research helps to settle who the victor of a superhero showdown would likely be

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/student-research-helps-to-settle-who-the-victor-of-a-superhero-showdown-would-likely-be

  Natural Sciences and Physics and Astronomy students have been using simple calculations to explain the feasibility of the powers behind of some of the most prominent comic book superheroes known around the world.

• Leicester doctor awarded grant to reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-saratzis-grant

  A vascular surgeon from Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded a four-year grant worth over £1 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

• Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture Series

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court/chancellor/distinguished-lecture-series

  The Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series is the University of Leicester’s flagship programme of public events.

• Prolonged periods of sedentary time strongly associated with amount of fat around internal organs

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/prolonged-periods-of-sedentary-time-strongly-associated-with-amount-of-fat-around-internal-organs

  A team of researchers from the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre, UK – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, our University and Loughborough University - has found new evidence to suggest that longer periods of sedentary time (defined as any sitting/reclining...

• BAME academics are “chronically absent”, says Leicester Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-scholarships

  Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) academics are “chronically absent” in higher education, the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leicester Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has said. His comments come as the University of Leicester today launches an £1.

• 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...

• SMILE Mission

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/projects/smile-mission

  ESA/CAS mission SMILE to study the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere

• Free Legal Advice Clinic

  https://le.ac.uk/law/about/legal-advice-clinic

  The Legal Advice Clinic offers free legal advice to the public. We welcome people from all backgrounds.