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Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/slow-walk-covid
Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus, according to a team of researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre led by...
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Conference World and the Avoidance of Thought
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/08/27/conference-world-and-the-avoidance-of-thought/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on August 27, 2015 Having just returned from another major international conference, Professor Martin Parker is coming to suspect that they’re rarely worth the fuss At the beginning of August, what must surely be the largest...
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24th July 2017 Sol 1765 Solar Conjunction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/07/24/24th-july-2017-sol-1765-solar-conjunction/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 24, 2017 No new photos from Mars Science laboratory. Why? We have reached Solar Conjunction – this is the time in the planets’ orbits when Mars is obscured from the Earth by the Sun.
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Take a visual tour of womens influence throughout University history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/take-a-visual-tour-of-women2019s-influence-throughout-university-history
From the first female students in 1921, to the first black female president of the Students’ Union in 1975, to the present day, women have played a vital role in our University's history, an exhibition currently being held at the Library reveals.
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Women will take 118 years to achieve equality
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/women-will-take-118-years-to-achieve-equality/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 A ccording to the World Economic Forum Global Gender report which ranks over 140 economies on health, economic, political and education factors.
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Earth-based observations prepare Juno for the Great Red Spot Encounter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2017/06/30/earth-based-observations-prepare-juno-for-the-great-red-spot-encounter/
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Physics students calculate how to take the perfect set piece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/back-of-the-net-physics-students-calculate-how-to-take-the-perfect-set-piece
To mark World Maths Day, The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is showcasing how relevant maths is by giving it real life application in advance of the resumption of Premier League fixtures, including the Champions’ trip to Chelsea (today).
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Students venture overseas for mental health placement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/students-venture-overseas-for-mental-health-placement
Students Katherine Stroud, Lauren Lovejoy, Martha Perkins and Rachel Wilson from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour have gained crucial work experience by travelling to the Island of Sri Lanka to participate in a mental health...
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Happiness research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/08/01/happiness-research/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 1, 2011 This week the Office for National Statistics released the results of a public consultation on indicators which the British public feel should be used to measure happiness National...
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Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/18-deck-halls-christmas-lights-space
A house illuminated with Christmas lights|University of Leicester students have calculated how many Christmas lights are needed to decorate a house to be visible from space.