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Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths
A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...
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Internationally-renowned professor of space physics to present George Fraser Memorial Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/internationally-renowned-professor-of-space-physics-to-present-george-fraser-memorial-lecture
An internationally renowned professor of space physics will be presenting the second in the series of George Fraser Memorial Lectures at the University on Wednesday 14 October. Professor Fraser, who was Director of the Space Research Centre, died suddenly on 18 March 2014.
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Research identifies impact of teenage screen use
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/screen-use
Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary lifestyles, according to new research at the University of Leicester.
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Students invited to take on the Miserchef challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/students-to-engage-in-miserchef-challenge
Students are to apply to take part in a ‘MiserChef’ competition as part of National Student Money Week from 9-13 February, where the idea is to demonstrate how you can have a healthy and nutritious meal on a tight budget.
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New project to save sole surviving population of rare wildflower
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-project-to-save-sole-surviving-population-of-rare-wildflower
A new conservation project at the Botanic Garden hopes to save a rare wildflower that is almost extinct throughout Leicestershire and Rutland - and has a declining population nationwide.
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Life has always been about give and take
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/mutualistic-city
Professor Mark Williams explains the importance of mutualistic cities in creating hope for a better, natural future.
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Historian to take part in stand-up comedy challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/historian-to-take-part-in-stand-up-comedy-challenge
Kevin Schürer (pictured), Professor of English Local History in our School of History and lead genealogist in the discovery of King Richard III, has been announced as one of the contenders in a stand-up comedy challenge in Leicestershire.
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jbridges: Page 23
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/23/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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F1 tech put to use in Leicester’s Hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/mediccom-f1
The prototype devices have been positively evaluated by clinicians in Leicester’s Hospitals, and by the Medical Devices Technology Evaluation Centre in Birmingham, and the team behind the design are now seeking additional funding to roll out the devices across the NHS.
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Leicester researcher contributes to space arts odyssey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-researcher-contribute-to-space-arts-odyssey
ESA and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (pictured), with the BBK Foundation, are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Spanish arts centre with a performance of Chasmata, a journey to Mars through contemporary art, music and architecture.