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  • Walking pace found to strongly predict risk of death

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/walking-pace-mortality-risk-leicester

    A new analysis of more than 400,000 UK adults by University of Leicester experts has found that easy to collect measures of physical health, particularly how fast someone walks, can significantly improve predictions of mortality risk.

  • New research could help detect early signs of heart failure in diabetic patients

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/diabetes-heart-failure

    New research in Leicester, which has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could help understand how heart failure can develop in people living with Type 2 diabetes. An estimated 3.7 million people in the UK are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.

  • Leicester – A Champions League City

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/05/13/leicester-a-champions-league-city/

    Posted by Martin Quinn in School of Business Blog on May 13, 2016   Martin Quinn discusses the urban policies and strategies which have made the city of Leicester so successful in recent years.

  • The Marketplace of Life? The Political-Economy of Emergent Water Markets

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/12/04/the-marketplace-of-life-the-political-economy-of-emergent-water-markets-2/

    Posted by Georgios Patsiaouras in School of Business Blog on December 4, 2013   The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives (American Indian Saying)   In 1776 Adam Smith introduced the paradox of value: diamonds are much more expensive than water, even...

  • Sociology

    https://le.ac.uk/study/sociology

    Sociology is the study of humans in society. Our courses cover the fascinating areas of social existence, around the globe and every aspect of modern life.

  • Facilities

    https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/facilities

    The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester occupies a recently-refurbished, modern, purpose-built laboratory space, furnished with up-to-date equipment for the latest molecular genetic methods.

  • Sydney Holloway

    https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/sydney-holloway

    We have recently learned with great sadness of the death of Sydney Holloway, who was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.

  • Sweet genes – not sweet dreams - could explain why a bad night’s sleep makes you older

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/sleep

    New funding support to research teams at University of Leicester to study sleep’s effects on ageing epigenetics Changes to our DNA occur as we get older and could be affected by sleep disturbance Scientists aim to find out whether this epigenetic clock plays a...

  • Alumni stars are recognised at glittering awards night in London

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/alumni-stars-awards-night-london

    The University of Leicester recognised its inspiring alumni for their achievements at a special awards evening held in London.

  • How to think about Social Distancing and Containment using Network Formation Games

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2020/05/28/how-to-think-about-social-distancing-and-containment-using-network-formation-games/

    Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on May 28, 2020   An unreliable test and tracing system risks becoming counter-productive once we consider how it may affect people’s behaviour, writes Dr.

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