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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.
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Taking to new heights to help beat cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/taking-to-new-heights-to-help-beat-cancer
A Leicester man is taking fundraising to new heights – 15,000ft, to be precise. on Saturday 8 August 2015 at Hibaldstow Airfield in Lincolnshire.
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University of Leicester accepting Chinese Gaokao scores
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/20-gaokao
Gaokao qualification Student reading a book in the Library|University of Leicester opens door to more Chinese students.
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Start creating opportunities in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/start-creating-opportunities-in-leicester
Attenborough Arts Centre, the University of Leicester’s arts centre, has been chosen by leading arts education charity, Children & the Arts, to join its UK-wide Start arts programme.
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The Guardian highlights Vardyquake project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-guardian-highlights-vardyquake-project
Vardyquake, the student geology project that achieved worldwide attention for calculating the seismic signals generated by Leicester fans cheering Jamie Vardy's goalscoring last year, has been featured in The Guardian's round-up of the winners and runners-up of its...
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University economist delivers keynote speech on the recovery of banks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-economist-delivers-keynote-speech-on-the-recovery-of-banks
An academic from the University’s School of Business delivered the final keynote at the Twelfth Asia-Pacific High-level Meeting in Bali, Indonesia on 22-23 March.
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Joanna M Bilak
https://le.ac.uk/bhf-accelerator/people/previous-researchers/joanna-m-bilak
Biography relating to Early Career Researcher Joanna Bilak
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We are Lady Parts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/01/we-are-lady-parts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 1, 2024 BoB playlist of Channel 4’s comedy about a Muslim female punk band. Shows Islam with all its nuance and humanity. Contains very strong language.
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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’.
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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.