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• Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height

  The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British Heart Foundation Professor of Cardiology and Head of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences.

• Leicester researchers partner with Youth Sport Trust to get Girls Active

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researchers-partner-with-youth-sport-trust-to-get-girls-active

  Leicester researchers are working with the Youth Sport Trust to determine whether a school-based physical activity programme could help provide the key to encouraging adolescent girls to be and stay active.

• Rings of Saturn are dying

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/17-rings-of-saturn-are-dying

  Rings of Saturn are dying Saturn's rings|University of Leicester graduate discovers Saturn’s rings are dying at a worst-case-scenario rate New research published in Icarus today (Monday 17 December), confirms that Saturn is losing its iconic rings at a...

• Seeing stars as graduation celebrates scientists

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/seeing-stars-as-graduation-celebrates-scientists

  All week, the campus has been alive with celebrations with graduands, their parents and friends, and the festivities continued in full swing today as we paid tribute to the achievements of two promiment scientists who have made a unique impact upon their disciplines.

• Student research helps to settle who the victor of a superhero showdown would likely be

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/student-research-helps-to-settle-who-the-victor-of-a-superhero-showdown-would-likely-be

  Natural Sciences and Physics and Astronomy students have been using simple calculations to explain the feasibility of the powers behind of some of the most prominent comic book superheroes known around the world.

• City son honoured by University of Leicester for public health leadership

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ivan

  The University of Leicester has honoured one of the city’s own for his exceptional track record in public health leadership.

• News and publications

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/news-and-publications

  A selection of publications and recent press releases on microbiology or microbiology-related subjects that highlight the impact of the LeMID (Leicester microbial sciences and infectious diseases) Centre, as part of the University of Leicester.

• Alumni working outside the legal profession

  https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers/graduate-profiles/outside-legal

  Hear from multiple Leicester Law School graduates who have used their law degree from Leicester outside of the legal profession.

• Postgraduate Certificate in Education (International) iPGCE, by distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-certificate-in-education-international-ipgce-dl/2026

  The iPGCE is an innovative programme for experienced and beginning teachers that offers unique opportunities to study pedagogy in a diverse range of professional settings.

• Schrödinger’s Cat and the Hidden Feelings Box: PSHE and RSHE Education in a Digital World

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2025/07/14/schrodingers-cat-and-the-hidden-feelings-box-pshe-and-rshe-education-in-a-digital-world/

  Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on July 14, 2025 Michelle O’Reilly, Diane Levine, Neil Sinclair, and Sarah Adams c What if being kind online is harder not because children don’t care — but because they can’t see inside...