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• University renews partnership with Santander Universities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-renews-partnership-with-santander-universities

  Our University is to receive more funding from Santander Universities UK, bringing the value of the next three years of this partnership to over £300,000.

• Study suggests physical activity and functional ability increase after weight loss surgery

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/study-suggests-physical-activity-and-functional-ability-increase-after-weight-loss-surgery

  People who have their stomach size surgically reduced move around more and easier after weight loss surgery, a study led by Leicester researchers has found.

• Smoking and public health case study

  https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/case-studies/smoking-public-health

  Details on the relation between epigenetics and smoking and public health. The University of Leicester provides useful resources to aid research and learning.

• Royal Society picture portraits of eminent scientists

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/royal-society-picture-portraits-for-eminent-scientists

  Two leading University scientists, Professors Ken Pounds and Stan Cowley from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, have been photographed by Anne Purkiss for the Royal Society Picture Library.

• Crowdsourcing using an online noticeboard

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/20/crowdsourcing-using-an-online-noticeboard/

  Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 20, 2016 Padlet  is a free online noticeboard, which enables you to post thoughts and ideas on ‘sticky notes’.

• Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake

  Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.

• Physics & Astronomy: Page 18

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/leigh_fletcher/page/18/

  Why Not… Run a Crossword Morning? Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 November 2020 Postgraduates within the School run crossword coffee mornings every day to stay connected during home working, writes Rosie Hodnett.

• Plans for extra Heathrow runway are already obsolete says University of Leicester academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/plans-for-extra-heathrow-runway-are-2018already-obsolete2019-says-university-of-leicester-academic

  Dr Simon Bennett from the University's School of Business has told a Commons Transport Select Committee that plans to build a new runway at Heathrow are ‘already obsolete’.

• Summer School to help raise aspirations of young people in care

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/summer-school-to-help-raise-aspirations-of-young-people-in-care

  The University of Leicester, De Montfort University and Loughborough University will be hosting their tenth annual Summer School event, which aims to improve the life chances of young people in public care.

• Free language taster sessions from Languages at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/free-language-taster-sessions-from-languages-at-leicester

  A long-running language learning programme offering over a dozen languages is offering members of the public the opportunity to try a new language for free.