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• New research shows link between BMI and depression

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/bmi-depression

  New research by academics at the University of Leicester has found that your risk of depression increases with a higher Body Mass Index (BMI) – which is bad news for those who have put on the dreaded ‘corona-stone’ during lockdown.

• Leave economics built on dangerous fantasies says academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leave-economics-built-on-dangerous-fantasies-says-academic

  Leicester economist and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Hall (pictured) is among leading researchers who have issued a stark warning on the risks of Brexit.

• Increasing attendance at libraries and leisure centres

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/increasing-attendance-at-libraries-and-leisure-centre

  New research has identified potential ways to encourage public attendance at libraries and leisure centres.

• Innovation of the Year Award win for Leicester's Hospitals Cardiology Team

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/innovation-award-cardiology

  A team who developed a ‘virtual ward’ to safely treat patients with an abnormal heart rhythm from their own homes in Leicester has been recognised for its innovative work with an award from the Health Service Journal.

• David Fisher

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/david-fisher

  We have learned, with sadness, of the death of David Fisher, who was the University’s first Head of Computing. Mr Fisher passed away on 23 November 2024 in a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand. The University extends deepest condolences to his wife Winsome.

• Participants’ reflections

  https://le.ac.uk/dons-yardies-posses/network-participants/reflections

  Reflections on participating in Jamaican Organised Crime: Aesthetics and Style, Leicester, 2018 Tracian Meikle (PhD candidate, University of Amsterdam) I have been doing my PhD for nearly five years now, which means that I have been to many conferences, symposiums, workshops,...

• Discovering a King

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/natural-heritage/king-richard-iii

  Dr Turi King led the genetic investigation to establish the identity of King Richard III.

• Building healthier well-connected communities

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/building-healthier-communities

  Demonstrating the capacity for cultural organisations to contribute towards more equitable, fair and inclusive societies.

• History resources

  https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/teachers/resources

  These history resources are intended for teachers working with KS3/KS4/KS5 students.

• How forensic statistics nailed the identity of the Last Plantagenet

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/how-forensic-statistics-nailed-the-identity-of-the-2018last-plantagenet2019

  A Leicester historian who carried out a genealogical study of King Richard III will give a talk on Tuesday 28 March at the University’s Centre for Medicine.