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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.

• Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ah2012

  Module code: AH2012 What is the best way to approach ancient sources? How do modern ideas influence the study of the past? Are ancient texts only informative of the literate minority? The past is everywhere.

• Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ah2012

  Module code: AH2012 What is the best way to approach ancient sources? How do modern ideas influence the study of the past? Are ancient texts only informative of the literate minority? The past is everywhere.

• Sources, Method, and Theory for Ancient History

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah2012

  Module code: AH2012 What is the best way to approach ancient sources? How do modern ideas influence the study of the past? Are ancient texts only informative of the literate minority? The past is everywhere.

• Sociology

  https://le.ac.uk/study/sociology

  Sociology is the study of humans in society. Our courses cover the fascinating areas of social existence, around the globe and every aspect of modern life.

• Senate regulation 13: Emergency regulation

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-13

  Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 13 (PDF, 437KB) Introduction 13.1 This Regulation explains the measures the University can take when its academic activities suffer significant disruption due to serious and unexpected events outside of its control. 13.

• 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...

• Facilities

  https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/facilities

  The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester occupies a recently-refurbished, modern, purpose-built laboratory space, furnished with up-to-date equipment for the latest molecular genetic methods.

• Sydney Holloway

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/sydney-holloway

  We have recently learned with great sadness of the death of Sydney Holloway, who was a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Leicester from the early 1960s to the early 2000s.

• 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.