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Cycling study transforms heart health of dialysis patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/cycle-hd
Cycling at moderate intensity during dialysis could drastically improve the heart health of patients with kidney failure and result in significant savings for the NHS, according to new research by the University of Leicester supported by the charity Kidney Research UK and...
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Space Park Leicester featured in ESA’s new video series on the SMILE mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/smile-video
The University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester's contribution to the SMILE mission is featured in a video series from the European Space Agency.
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Kasabian frontman takes centre stage at University of Leicester graduation ceremony
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/kasabian-frontman-centre-stage-university-leicester-graduation-ceremony
It was a home-coming gig like no other for Kasabian singer, songwriter and record producer, Sergio ‘Serge’ Pizzorno when he stepped up to receive an honorary degree from the University of Leicester.
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Leicester researchers involved in hunt for golden spike that signalled new epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-researchers-involved-in-hunt-for-golden-spike-that-signalled-new-epoch
Geologists - including Professor Jan Zalasiewicz and Dr Colin Waters from the Department of Geology - are on the hunt for the 'golden spike' that would signify the moment humanity changed the planet forever and triggered the Anthropocene era.
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Inspired Villages
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/transformative-custom-programmes/inspired-villages
Established in 2017, Inspired Villages aim to significantly transform the later life experience in the UK by developing living communities in suburban and rural locations.
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£10 billion space telescope has only just begun to reveal universe’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/jwst-anniversary
Engineers from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester, who have been part of the £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope mission for 20 years, reflect on the first anniversary of its first images release.
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Chancellor issues call for Leicester grads to change the world for the better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/maggie
The Chancellor of the University of Leicester has issued a rallying cry to the new crop of graduates to think big, fight injustice and change the world for the better.
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Record-breaking year for University of Leicester as its research funding doubles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/research-record
The University of Leicester is celebrating a record-breaking year of research awards after doubling the amount it received compared to the previous year.
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Midwifery academic wins regional award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/midwifery
Dr Helen McIntyre has won a regional award for embedding best practice in infant feeding within midwifery education to improve maternal and infant health
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Leicester to become first UK city to join global initiative against urban diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-to-become-first-uk-city-to-join-global-initiative-against-urban-diabetes
Leicester will join the likes of Copenhagen, Mexico City, Rome and Shanghai in becoming part of the Cities Changing Diabetes programme to tackle the dramatic rise of type 2 diabetes in urban areas.