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Paul McMillan
https://le.ac.uk/people/paul-mcmillan
The academic profile of Dr Paul McMillan, Lecturer in Astrophysics at University of Leicester
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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.
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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.
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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...
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Applying for an MA
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/postgraduate/applying-for-an-ma
Things to think about Check that you meet the admission requirements (many MA courses, including our programmes in English, require a First or 2.1 degree, or equivalent.
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Research reveals solar storms trigger Jupiters Northern Lights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-reveals-solar-storms-trigger-jupiter2019s-2018northern-lights2019
Solar storms trigger Jupiter’s intense ‘Northern Lights’ by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis, finds new research, involving the University of Leicester, using NASA’s...
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Good cholesterol doesnt always lower heart attack risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/2018good2019-cholesterol-doesn2019t-always-lower-heart-attack-risk
Some people with high levels of ‘good’ high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) are at increased risk of coronary heart disease (CHD), contrary to earlier evidence that people with more HDL-C are usually at lower heart disease risk.
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2014 and 2013 statistics
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/legislative-responsibilities/species-statistics/2014
See the statistics relating to the animals used and bred in our research facility in 2014 and 2013.
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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.
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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...