University press releases

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ to partner with Chelsea Football Club

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ and Chelsea Football Club have agreed a partnership which will see both organisations work closely together.

Experts in Sport: Para sport special: What does it take to prepare the British team for the Paralympic Games?

As the clock counts down to next summer’s postponed Paralympics Games, this week’s ‘Experts in Sport’ podcast takes a timely look at what it takes to create an optimum performance environment for ParalympicsGB at the Games.

SportPark on Science and Enterprise Park to receive £6 million Government expansion fund

Plans to develop a Global Sports Hub centred at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ received a boost with the announcement today that SportPark on º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Science and Enterprise Park (LUSEP) will undergo a £6m expansion.

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Graduate completes degree whilst juggling caring responsibilities after the loss of her parents

Fine Art graduate Abigail Collins started her degree expecting to focus on her studies and settle into a new chapter of her life.

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Mayor and Mayoress of Charnwood meet Olympian in first official visit

Councillor David Snartt and Mrs Joan Snartt, the Mayor and Mayoress, met Olympic Gold Medal winner Adam Peaty on their first face-to-face visit since taking up office.
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A journey of love, loss, and incredible determination: Graduand uses her experience to help others

Joanna Johnson has recently completed her final year of studies within the University’s School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, with a 2:1 (Second Class, Upper Division) degree in Psychology.

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Experts in Sport: Special edition – a closer look at race, ethnicity, and racism in sports coaching

In this week’s special edition of the 'Experts in Sport' podcast, host Martin Foster introduces an international online forum featuring leading academics looking at the key themes in race, ethnicity, and racism in sports coaching.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ graduate overcomes the odds to complete her degree and inspire other care leavers to go to university

Motivated to beat the statistic that only 6% of care leavers go to university and even fewer finish their degree, Kim Emenike is graduating from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ with a 2:1 in International Business.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ academics partner with StreetGames to tackle serious youth violence

Academics from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ are collaborating with StreetGames, a national charity that helps bring sport to disadvantaged communities, to help tackle serious youth violence.

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Student designs autonomous way-finding device for visually impaired people unable to home a guide dog

There are more than 253 million visually impaired people worldwide, yet only a small proportion use a guide dog to get around, the remaining majority rely on white canes.

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Experts in Sport: ‘Support, develop, empower’ - the dual-career journey of an athlete

The life of an elite level athlete can be tough and unforgiving. Now, more than ever, athletes are balancing high performance sport with education and/or vocation.

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Textiles student creates garments inspired by nature to help those that lack access to green spaces

Alice Burnhope is one of many final-year students in º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s School of Design and Creative Arts currently showcasing her work online as part of the annual Arts Degree Show.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ crowned ‘University of the Year’ at the 2020 WhatUni Student Choice Awards

Today, º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ was named ‘University of the Year’ at the 2020 WhatUni Student Choice Awards (WUSCAs).

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Student uses illustration as a powerful tool to celebrate the stories of everyday people from 1960’s Leicester

Lauren Jefferis is a final-year Graphic Communications and Illustration student within the School of Design and Creative Arts at º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ.
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Art student creates animation to celebrate coming out to her dad

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ Fine Art student, Amy Begent, made an animation for her final year project – featured in the Arts Degree Show – that celebrates the support her dad gave her when she came out to him as bisexual.

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Experts in Sport: why do some of the best young players never make it?

Every professional sports club dreams of a long production line of young talent, but why do some of the most promising youngsters fail to fulfil their potential and inevitably fall by the wayside?

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MEET THE MAKER: Student’s spore trap design aims to save UK trees and inspire the next generation of citizen scientists

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2020 as the International Year of Plant Health – an opportunity to raise global awareness on how protecting plant health can benefit the environment and other areas.
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SURVEY: Destined for greatness? Do your genes give you a head start in sport?

Researchers from º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ are investigating the role genetics play in sport – and they need your help.

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Musical fabric and walls you can play with: Meet the student who wants to use interactive textiles to mimic Japan’s zen atmosphere in your office

Imagine finishing a stressful meeting and nipping off to a quiet corner of the office to stroke the walls and press the table so the serene sounds of a Japanese zen garden play…
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ’s Art and Design Degree Shows go digital for the first time

On Tuesday 23 June, the University’s Art and Design Degree Shows will be launched as digital showcases for the very first time.
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Joe Wicks got children moving – how to keep them active as lockdown ends

When parents in the UK were suddenly forced to become teachers to their kids in lockdown, physical education (PE) was largely an afterthought. As many PE lessons are now delivered by outside professional coaches, few primary schools had the in-house experience or skills to create and suggest content to help parents.

Flood forecasting research underpins world-first solution as part of new UK resilience mapping platform

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ today announces that it has partnered with the Cabinet Office and Airbox Systems to provide surface water flood nowcasting for the new ResilienceDirect mapping platform – a world first for an emergency planning system.
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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ selected as force to drive women’s cricket forward

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ has been selected by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) as the East Midlands Regional Host of its new elite women’s cricket domestic structure.

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Experts in Sport: As athletes begin to return to training – what should practitioners be doing?

As government restrictions begin to slowly ease, many athletes have resumed training in a safe and considered manner. With that, support teams now have the difficult task of managing workloads and helping ensure the transition back to the ‘norm’ runs as smoothly as possible.

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º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ welcomes elite level athletes back to campus

º¬Ðß²ÝÊÓƵ is gradually opening up some of its on-site sports facilities to enable elite level athletes to train.