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• 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.

• All rise! Height-adjustable desks can reduce workplace sitting by over an hour a day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/standing-desk-research

  Researchers have developed a programme that, when paired with a height-adjustable desk, can reduce the time people spend sitting by over an hour.

• First glimpse of Mercury for BepiColombo

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/bepicolombo-mercury

  The mission comprises two science orbiters which will be delivered into complementary orbits around the planet by the Mercury Transfer Module in 2025.

• Carceral Archipelago: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 8

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/page/8/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Leicester athlete Nick Cummins set to compete in Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-athlete-nick-cummins-set-to-compete-in-wheelchair-rugby-world-championships

  Talented Leicester athlete Nick Cummins is set to tackle the competition in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, taking place in Sydney, Australia between 5 – 10 August.

• Coronavirus or hay fever? Leicester academics share guidance on symptoms

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/10-coronavirus-hay-fever

  A tree branch in the shape of lungs|Warm weather over the Easter weekend and a new burst of birch pollen in the air has set off hay fever symptoms for millions of sufferers across the UK, however in the recent climate, concerns have been raised about whether their symptoms...

• Treating insomnia may reduce mental health problems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/treating-insomnia-may-reduce-mental-health-problems

  Treating insomnia with online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could reduce mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and paranoia, according to a large randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

• How the enclosure of common land sparked riots revolts and resistance in the Midlands

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/how-the-enclosure-of-common-land-sparked-riots-revolts-and-resistance-in-the-midlands

  A series of riots by angry farmers opposing the enclosure of common land in the Midlands in 1607 will be the subject of this year’s Hoskins Lecture on 5 May.

• Research brings hope of new treatment for asthma sufferers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-brings-hope-of-new-treatment-of-asthma-sufferers

  Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a ‘step closer’ after a research team led by Dr Ruth Saunders from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.

• Former Leicester astronomers recall how they discovered the source of the dazzling Geminids meteor shower

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/former-leicester-astronomers-recall-how-they-discovered-the-source-of-the-dazzling-geminids-meteor-shower

  The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded stargazers for more than 120 years.