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Leicester health researcher recognised with NIHR Senior Investigator Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/mccann-nihr-senior-investigator-leicester
Professor Gerry McCann has been awarded a prestigious National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Senior Investigator award to advance...
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Heartwize charity inspires Foxes’ first teamers to buy life-saving equipment for the community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/leicester-city-players-buy-defibrillators-heartwize
Leicester City’s first-team players have purchased life-saving equipment to support the work of a charity established by two cardiologists from...
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Pioneering treatment for Leicester heart patients has been adopted by other NHS sites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/virtual-ward
A virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester is now being implemented across hospitals elsewhere in the country
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Health outcomes of ethnic minorities living in cities explored in national report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/ethnic-health
Leading professors from the University of Leicester and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in London have provided key...
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Treatment for frail heart patients improves survival rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/revascularisation
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, shows that heart patients treated with revascularisation have better survival rates, even with a...
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First-ever University Challenge champs aim to bring trophy back to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/university-challenge
A team of University of Leicester students will be bidding to bring the BBC University Challenge trophy back to the East Midlands for the first...
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Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a £4 million boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/kidney-donation
The Stoneygate Trust and the University of Leicester are providing significant funding to turbocharge a number of key kidney research initiatives...
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Donation will advance ground-breaking work taking place to help those at risk of sudden cardiac death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/lifemap
Heart experts at the University of Leicester have been awarded £400,000 to advance their work on a technique to assess a patient’s risk of sudden...
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University is seeking new talent to help with its ground-breaking lifestyle and health work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/leicester-lifestyle
“Physical activity has the power to transform lives,” that’s the message from University of Leicester experts on National Fitness Day.
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A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/brisk-walk
A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded...