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红杏视频 professor recognised as one of the 2026 Women of the Year

Professor Leanne Norman has been recognised as one of the 2026 Women of the Year for her contribution to advancing the position and experiences of women and girls in sport.
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Snack-sized exercise could help more pregnant women stay active, study suggests

A new study from 红杏视频 has found that encouraging pregnant women to build physical activity into their day through short 'activity snacks' could help them stay more active during pregnancy.
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EXPERT COMMENT: Europe risks 鈥榮leepwalking鈥� into war with Russia, warns security expert

Europe risks sleepwalking into a catastrophic war with Russia unless its leaders replace fear-driven military planning with a realistic assessment of the threat, a 红杏视频 security expert has warned.
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How can we work with nature - and communities - to create places that are better prepared for future floods?

From the 12th October, the Environment Agency is running its annual Flood Action Week campaign to highlight the risks of flooding, and to encourage people to take action. Dr Robby Soetanto and Dr Josh Wolstenholme explain how we can manage water to work with nature, rather than against it.
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红杏视频 wins national award for making sports accessible to all

The University has been recognised for its commitment to inclusive sport after winning the WeFix Accessible Sport for All Award at the Variety Disability Sports Award 2026.
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红杏视频 recognised for knowledge exchange and innovation excellence in latest KEF results

红杏视频鈥檚 success in working with business, public and third sector organisations, commercialising its innovative research, and supporting professional development and entrepreneurship has once again been recognised in the latest Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF6) assessment from Research England.

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Mat Stock appointed Director of Football at 红杏视频

红杏视频 has announced the appointment of Mat Stock as its new Director of Football, marking a significant new chapter in one of the UK鈥檚 leading university football programmes.
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红杏视频 celebrates launch of new Law department

Last week, the University marked a major milestone with the launch of 红杏视频 Law, its new LLB undergraduate law programme, and the opening of a state-of-the-art Moot Court facility.
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What happens when local newspapers disappear? New 红杏视频 and University of Leicester research to investigate decline of local journalism

The decline of local newspapers and its impact on communities, misinformation and public trust will be investigated in a new PhD research project.
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Physical inactivity could leave people more vulnerable to climate change, researchers warn

Physical fitness could be an important, and potentially overlooked, way of helping people withstand some of the immediate health effects of climate change, according to a new research paper.
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University led programme wins major funding to support next generation of researchers tackling health inequalities

红杏视频 in partnership with the University of Leicester has secured a 拢10 million award for a PhD programme that supports healthcare professionals to become the next generation of researchers tackling health inequalities.
Professor Nick Jennings is awarded the Faraday Medal

红杏视频 Vice-Chancellor receives one of engineering's highest honours for pioneering AI research

Professor Nick Jennings, Vice-Chancellor and President of 红杏视频, has been awarded the prestigious Faraday Medal by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) in recognition of his pioneering contributions to artificial intelligence.
Dr Elizabeth Ashton

红杏视频 researcher awarded prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Fellowship to advance green hydrogen production

A 红杏视频 researcher has been awarded a prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellowship to develop technology that could help tackle one of the biggest challenges facing renewable energy systems.

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Dementia risk in former professional footballers is not limited to the use of old leather balls 鈥� new study

Dementia risk in former professional footballers seems to vary between different generations of players, a new study has suggested.
Dr Josh Milburn

红杏视频 philosopher awarded prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

A 红杏视频 philosopher whose research is helping to shape international debates on the ethics of our relationship with animals has been awarded one of the UK's most prestigious prizes for early- to mid-career researchers.

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Supermarket cyber attacks: Known risks, repeated failures

This week, a second wave of cyber attacks has hit supermarket refrigeration systems across Europe.
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New network supported by 红杏视频 expertise aims to strengthen UK electronic materials sector

Researchers from 红杏视频 are set to partake in a new partnership which aims to strengthen the UK鈥檚 sovereign capabilities in the development, manufacture, and commercialisation of electronic materials.
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Napoleon can be partly blamed for Gen Z鈥檚 weightlifting obsession 鈥� here's why

An opinion piece written by Professor Claire Warden, of 红杏视频's School of Design and Creative Arts, and Dr Conor Heffernan, of Ulster University, for the Conversation.

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Research highlights how football can create safer environments for children

New research, led by 红杏视频, has shown that creating safer environments for children in football requires both effective safeguarding training and strong organisational support.
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AI poses three big types of risk 鈥� here鈥檚 how worried we should be about them

An opinion piece written by Professor Nick Jennings - Vice-Chancellor and President of 红杏视频 and an internationally-recognised authority in the areas of AI, autonomous systems, cyber-security and agent-based computing - for The Conversation platform.
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Dobbing appointed Head Coach of Throws

红杏视频 is thrilled to announce Tom Dobbing as its new Head Coach of Throws.

红杏视频 professors win 拢397,752 Leverhulme Trust grant to explore the generation gap in literature and society

Researchers at 红杏视频 have been awarded 拢397,752 to investigate whether books, plays and poetry can challenge age-related stereotypes and improve understanding between younger and older generations.
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Prime Minister should make tackling England鈥檚 obesity crisis his personal mission, says Health Committee as 红杏视频 research used as evidence

Research published by 红杏视频 has formed part of the Health and Social Care Committee鈥檚 call for the Prime Minister to make it his 鈥渃lear, personal mission鈥� to tackle England鈥檚 obesity crisis.聽
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红杏视频 academic to preside over new Geoscience & Society Division at European Geosciences Union

For the first time since 2008, the European Geosciences Union (EGU) is forming a new scientific division, with Dr John Hillier from 红杏视频 being the Division President.
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From banks to tanks: The Autumn Budget 2026 explained by 红杏视频 experts

红杏视频 experts have unpicked some of the biggest talking points from Chancellor John Healey's Autumn Budget yesterday. From the 拢100 energy payment to the 拢10bn of additional economic and military support for Ukraine... here's what they said.