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Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/slow-walk-covid
Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus, according to a team of researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre led by...
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Physics students calculate how to take the perfect set piece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/back-of-the-net-physics-students-calculate-how-to-take-the-perfect-set-piece
To mark World Maths Day, The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is showcasing how relevant maths is by giving it real life application in advance of the resumption of Premier League fixtures, including the Champions’ trip to Chelsea (today).
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Juno’s science – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/20/junos-science-what-do-we-hope-to-learn/
What do we hope to learn from the Juno mission?
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Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor calls for a “focus on fairness” on university admissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/focus-on-fairness
Professor Nishan Canagarajah calls on UK universities to “focus on fairness” and bridge the gaps in prospective students’ learning.
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Leicester’s Juno Magnetospheric and Auroral Science
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/06/leicesters-juno-magnetospheric-and-auroral-science/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 6, 2016 While much of Stan Cowley’s early scientific career concerned theoretical and data analysis studies of the Earth’s outer plasma environment, involvement in work on the gas giant...
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Space Park Leicester celebrates 10th anniversary of Gaia space observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/gaia-anniversary-lecture
The University of Leicester's Professor Martin Barstow will give a special lecture commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Gaia space observatory on 14 December at 2pm at Space Park Leicester
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Staff wellbeing is central to NHS Workforce Plan’s success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/health
More needs to be done to tackle staff wellbeing if the government’s NHS Workforce Long Term Plan is to be a success, says a University of Leicester academic.
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“We scream Leicester from the rooftops”, say Easy Life at University campus opening
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/easy-life
Leicester indie pop giants, Easy Life made an appearance at the opening of the University of Leicester’s £150m Freemen’s Common development.
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Public invited to have their say on Universitys development plans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/public-invited-to-have-say-on-universitys-development-plans
Earlier in October, our University announced a transformative £500 million programme of investment that will improve student and academic facilities as well as public spaces over the next decade.
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Between Diaspora and the 'Land of Israel': Jewish Dress, Migration and Belonging, 1880s-1948
https://le.ac.uk/research/projects/jewish-dress-migration-belonging
External partners and collaborators|Dress expresses intimate feelings of belonging and identity. A focus on dress is especially rewarding when looking at migrant societies in which people from diverse backgrounds have often different ideas of how one should dress and why.