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• Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/peatlands

  Postgraduate research at the University of Leicester is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining insights from NGOs, farmers, landowners, researchers, and policymakers

• New research suggests health education, Fitbits and cabin workouts can improve activity levels of lorry drivers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/shift

  A targeted health programme, including health education sessions, Fitbits, and lorry cabin workouts, can improve the activity levels of long-distance heavy goods drivers in the short-term, according to new research from the National Institute of Health and Care Research...

• New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto

  GOTO is designed to fill this observational gap by searching for optical signals in the electromagnetic spectrum that might indicate the source of the gravitational waves – quickly locating the source and using that information to direct a fleet of telescopes, satellites and...

• Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs

  In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.

• Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/fovea-genes

  An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies’ eyes.

• ChancellorElect in visit to University and city report now online

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/chancellor-elect-in-visit-to-university-and-city

  Lord Willetts, Chancellor-Elect of the University visited the campus on 15 February to celebrate the official launch of his new book, A University Education.

• Check urine to ensure patients are taking blood pressure tablets, researchers urge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/19-check-urine-patients-blood-pressure-tablets

  Blood pressure pills next to blood pressure monitor 1500|Doctors from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester show simple process may save NHS millions.

• Richard III’s discovery takes to the stage at the Royal Institution

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/23-richard-iii-royal-institution-haldene-lecture

  Richard III geneticist Professor Turi King to give prestigious JBS Haldane Lecture on Monday 26 November 2018.

• New statistics show number of children admitted into intensive care with COVID-19

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/picanet

  New figures released today by the Universities of Leeds and Leicester reveal the number of children in the UK who were in paediatric intensive care units with COVID-19.

• Acclaimed musical son of Leicester puts University honour at the very top of his long list of awards

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/acclaimed-musical-son-leicester-university-honour-top-list-awards

  A distinguished baritone and proud son of Leicester says an honour from his hometown university comes top of his long list of award wins.