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• Long-term exposure to traffic noise may lead to weight gain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/traffic-noise-weight-gain

  A new study by the University of Leicester and the University of Oxford has found a connection between increased traffic noise and obesity.

• Paul Herrington (1939-2019)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/paul-herrington

  It is with great sadness that we report the death of Paul Herrington, a member of the University’s Economics (and latterly Geography) Departments for over 40 years. Paul grew up in South London and then Essex.

• Ut vitam habeant – so that they may have life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/centenary-celebrations-blog

  On 11 November 1918, the First World War came to an end and the following day Dr Astley Clarke wrote to the local newspaper to announce the creation of the 'Leicester University Fund', in celebration of peace and for the founding of a university college as a memorial.

• More Than Just a Map

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/05/more-than-just-a-map/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 5, 2023 This site was created by investigative journalism produced by Tactical Tech’s Exposing the Invisible project, and licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.

• Friday 17th August Sol 12

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/18/friday-17th-august-sol-12/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 18, 2012 We have chosen our first long term direction for Curiosity – and it is going about 0.5 km towards the NE, to an important  junction between 3 different rock types.  The site has been named Glenelg.

• Internet Censorship

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/07/internet-censorship/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2013 Blocked on Weibo Site maintained by Jason Ng Google Policy Fellow at the University of Toronto’s  Citizen Lab  and author of  Blocked on Weibo , discusses his work...

• New academy aims to change nature of health care for older people

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-academy-aims-to-change-nature-of-health-care-for-older-people

  A new academy has been set up in Leicester that hopes to tackle the challenges of ageing and change the nature of health care for older people.

• Criminology BSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/criminology-bsc/2026

  Leicester is 6th in the UK for teaching Criminology (The Guardian University Guide 2025). Our experts will lead you through a comprehensive study of crime and justice. View our degree entry requirements.

• Ramadan course means Muslims with type 2 diabetes can fast safely

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/11-ramadan-course-means-muslims-with-type-2-diabetes-can-fast-safely

  Ramadan course means Muslims with type 2 diabetes can fast safely Melanie Davies and Kamlesh Khunti|Muslims in Leicester with type 2 diabetes who are planning to fast during Ramadan are being given the chance to learn how to do it safely as part of a new course.

• Imperial War Museum North (IWMN)

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/imperial-war-museum-north

  The project was commissioned by the Imperial War Museum North as part of a process of exploring the future re-development of the Museum.