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Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths
A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...
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University of Leicester sees boost in student numbers as widening participation strategy bears fruit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-of-leicester-sees-boost-in-student-numbers-as-widening-participation-strategy-bears-fruit
Undergraduate registrations at the University of Leicester increased by almost 10 per cent last year and applications for this year are also on the rise, bucking the national trend, the latest figures from UCAS show.
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Happiness is a place called Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/happiness-is-a-place-called-leicester
Life is good in Leicester- and that’s official. We are ranked the second best city in the UK according to a nationwide survey of happiness- and we are also ranked in the top 10 for general life satisfaction.
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Useful links
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/useful-links
Further online resources, within the University of Leicester and beyond about Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys life and research.
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Seeing stars as graduation celebrates scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/seeing-stars-as-graduation-celebrates-scientists
All week, the campus has been alive with celebrations with graduands, their parents and friends, and the festivities continued in full swing today as we paid tribute to the achievements of two promiment scientists who have made a unique impact upon their disciplines.
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Next phase for Space Park Leicester launched as planning permission is granted
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/16-space-park-phase-2
Leicester City Council has granted planning permission for the second phase development of Space Park Leicester, a landmark initiative to create a world-leading cluster for innovative research, enterprise and education in space and Earth observation, helping the UK capture a...
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Six degrees of separation why it is a small world after all
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/six-degrees-of-separation-why-it-is-a-small-world-after-all
It’s a small world after all – and now science has explained why.
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University of Leicester is =26th in the world for research quality in latest global ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/26th-research-quality-global-ranking-times-higher-education
Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026 place Leicester =26th for research quality and positions Leicester 192nd overall out of 2191 institutions
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Black British history scholarship is established to honour historian and activist Len Garrison
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/black-british-history-scholarship-historian-activist-len-garrison
Three postgraduates will be able study Black British history with the University of Leicester free of charge, thanks to a scholarship set up to honour alumnus Len Garrison.
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How universities can support Higher Education in Palestine will come under the spotlight as part of University of Leicester Breaking Barriers Refugee Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/refugee-week-2024
Week of events from 1 to 8 March celebrates the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary, and four events at University of Leicester will outline how it is supporting students and higher education systems under threat