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• Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies

  Date: 23 Mar 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies

  One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.

• Skin swabs could detect COVID-19

  Date: 16 Mar 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/skin-swabs

  COVID-19 could be detected through non-invasive skin swab samples, new research published by the Universities of Leicester, Surrey and Manchester...

• Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19

  Date: 16 Mar 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/slow-walk-covid

  Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus,...

• ‘Urgent help’ is required to drive down COVID-19 death rates among ethnic minority communities

  Date: 16 Feb 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/covid-19-among-ethnic-minorities

  The disproportionate rates of COVID-19 related deaths among people from ethnic minorities is ‘alarming’ and requires ‘urgent attention’...

• Leicester academic urges caution for international sports

  Date: 22 Jan 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/sport-covid

  A Leicester academic has urged further caution for international sports events taking place during the COVID-19 pandemic.

• Leicester students all set for ‘virtual’ Graduation celebrations

  Date: 21 Jan 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/virtual-graduations

  Students from the University of Leicester’s Class of 2021 will celebrate completing their studies with virtual Graduation celebrations this week.

• Leicester students to receive accommodation rebate

  Date: 14 Jan 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/accommodation-rebates

  Students living in University of Leicester-provided halls of residence will receive a rebate on their accommodation, due to the impact of national...

• Open letter to parents and carers from our President and Vice-Chancellor

  Date: 13 Jan 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/open-letter-parents-from-vice-chancellor

  Dear parents and carers  With the latest national lockdown impacting everyone UK, I am writing to update you on the steps we are taking to ensure...

• Engineer creates open-source ventilator for COVID-19 patients

  Date: 15 Dec 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/ventilator

  A University of Leicester-based engineer has created an innovative new ventilator designed to help COVID-19 patients.

• Project trials self-screening kiosks in Leicestershire workplaces to detect COVID-19

  Date: 10 Dec 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/self-screening-kiosks

  New project launched by the University of Leicester trials self-screening kiosks in Leicestershire workplaces to detect COVID 19 in workers