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• Expert opinions cover heart disease migraines Salisbury and World Sleep Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/expert-opinions-cover-heart-attacks-migraines-salisbury-and-world-sleep-day

  In an article for The Conversation, Dr Tom Webb and Professors Alison Goodall and Shu Ye have discussed possible reasons why age is such as strong risk factor for heart disease.

• Priorities and successes

  https://le.ac.uk/igan/focus

  Led by Professor Jon Barratt, Leicester’s Mayer IgAN Group pioneers global research into early diagnosis, treatment and cure of chronic kidney disease.

• Another Doctoral Grant success for School of Education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/another-doctoral-grant-success-for-school-of-education-phd-student

  Keke Zhang of the School of Education has been awarded a 2015 TOEFL Doctoral Research Grant for her research into the development and validation of a rating scale for assessing argumentative essays written by Chinese undergraduates in English programmes.

• University figures feature in Most Influential People in Leicestershire list

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/university-figures-feature-in-most-influential-people-in-leicestershire-list

  The Leicester Mercury has recently published its Most Influential People in Leicestershire 2016 brochure, which features staff, alumni, honorary graduates and others associated with the University of Leicester.

• New campaign launched to encourage students to aim Higher

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/meettheparents

  A new scheme to encourage parents and young people to set their sights on Higher Education has been launched today (Monday). Pathways is a partnership funded by the Office for Students as part of their Uni Connect Programme.

• Zoe Lipkens

  https://le.ac.uk/people/zoe-lipkens

  Zoe Lipkens, PhD student, University of Leicester

• Wellbeing and careers resources

  https://le.ac.uk/black-history-month/resources

  Black student swimming course Being able to swim is a potentially life-saving skill that everyone should have access to be able to learn. However, in the UK, 95% of Black adults don't swim for a variety a reasons, most notably due to ability and confidence.

• Study suggests athletes and military at risk of heat stroke could benefit from leaky gut therapy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/study-suggests-athletes-and-military-at-risk-of-heat-stroke-could-benefit-from-2018leaky-gut2019-therapy

  The health food product zinc carnosine may have value for athletes – such as those competing in the Rio Olympics - and prevent heat stroke in military personnel, according to research involving our University.

• Zoe Schofield

  https://le.ac.uk/people/zoe-schofield

  The academic profile of Mrs Zoe Schofield, Director at University of Leicester

• West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11000 years shown in new study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-loss-over-the-last-11-000-years-shown-in-new-study

  An international team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and involving our University has shown that wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years.