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• National Centre for Earth Observation awarded renewed investment in national research capabilities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/nceo-ukri

  £8.6 million has been awarded to the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), hosted by the University of Leicester

• Road noise makes your blood pressure rise – literally

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/road-noise

  Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure

• Space researcher shares her inspiring story and advice to young women and girls hoping to work in STEM

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/hannah-sargeant-iwd

  Dr Hannah Sargeant from the University of Leicester School of Physics and Astronomy shares her journey to becoming a planetary scientist.

• Professor Martha Clokie

  https://le.ac.uk/research/luminaries/professor-martha-clokie

  Professor Martha Clokie, Professor of Microbiology is leading the fight against antibiotic resistant bacterial infections.

• Creative thinkers sought for event to tackle global problems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/creative-thinkers-sought-for-event-to-tackle-global-problems

  Bright and innovative thinkers are being invited to our University for the first UK event outside of London known as Solve for X.

• Generous gift will help fight vascular disease and prevent limb amputations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ps5-15-million-gift-to-university-of-leicester-and-leicester2019s-hospitals-will-help-fight-vascular-disease-and-prevent-limb-amputations

  Our University and Leicester’s Hospitals have received a generous gift of £5.15 million by fashion retailer George Davies – the largest from an individual in the University’s history - to give hope to patients who face losing a leg because of poor circulation.

• Astrophysics Seminars – today and for the rest of the month.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/06/01/astrophysics-seminars-today-and-for-the-rest-of-the-month/

  Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 June 2022 Today’s speaker is our own Beatriz Sanchez-Cano, talking about “Martian Space Weather” live at 3pm in LTA, and the talk should also be streamed on Teams. Teams link for today’s talk: https://teams.microsoft.

• Films released to drive forward empathic healthcare education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/empathy-healthcare-education-films-leicester

  Films featuring three leading empathic healthcare experts sharing their knowledge with healthcare professionals and researchers in Leicester have been released online

• 2015 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/04/25/2015-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 25, 2016 Just Published by U.S. State Department this annual report which gives a world overview of trends and individual country reports.

• International Day to End Violence Against Women

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/international-day-to-end-violence-against-women/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Marked by the UN on 25th November.  This year Orange used a social media campaign for publicity.  S hocking statistics from UNWomen show why this day is necessary.