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• Genetic risk for atypical heart attack in women identified

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/08-genetic-risk-for-atypical-heart-attack-in-women-identified

  New research published by teams from Leicester, UK and Paris, France in collaboration with international partners from the US and Australia, has found a common genetic factor that confers a significant risk of atypical heart attacks in women.

• Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/fruit-air-pollution-lung-function

  Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam by Leicester scientists

• Less than two weeks until GREAT touchdown in Hong Kong

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/less-than-two-weeks-until-great-touchdown-in-hong-kong

  The GREAT Festival of Innovation is closing fast and plans are coming together at Leicester for an out of this world experience.

• Botanic Garden in East Midlands in Bloom competition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/botanic-garden-in-east-midlands-in-bloom-competition

  For the past 8 years Oadby & Wigston has achieved a Gold Award for the Borough’s entry into East Midlands in Bloom. The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden takes pride of place in this effort.

• Liberating History Podcasts

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/15/liberating-history-podcasts/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 15, 2024 A series of 60 minute podcasts created by the Liberating Histories research team which is supported by Northumbria University, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, The LSE Women’s...

• Commercialisation

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/commercialisation

  Spin-outs The University of Leicester has a rich history of pioneering innovations and turning them into commercial success stories across multiple industries. The world-class research that takes place has led to a large portfolio of spin-out companies.

• Luke Briggs

  https://le.ac.uk/chaplaincy/about-us/meet-the-team/luke-briggs

  Find out more about Luke Briggs, Anglican Chaplain at 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

• Scientists pour cold water on claim British rivers are ‘cleanest since Industrial Revolution’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/river-water-quality

  Scientists and charities have poured cold water on recent claims that water quality in British rivers is “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”.

• Was the Force behind Leicester's football success? Students explore the secrets of Yoda's Force power

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/was-the-force-behind-leicester2019s-football-success-students-explore-the-secrets-of-yoda2019s-force-power

  For many fans around the world May 4th is Star Wars Day, playing on the popular phrase ‘May the Force Be With You’ uttered by many characters in the films including Luke Skywalker’s mentor, Yoda.