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• University of Leicester shortlisted for four Higher Education ‘Oscars’

  Date: 05/09/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/the-awards-shortlisting

  The University of Leicester has been nominated for four Times Higher Education Awards.

• Health inequalities among ethnic groups have increased since pandemic, evidence shows

  Date: 11/08/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/diabetes-inequalities

  Existing health disparities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study published in the...

• Leicester health research recognised among best in the UK

  Date: 18/05/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-clinical-medicine

  Health research enabled by partnership between the University of Leicester and both the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and...

• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  Date: 06/05/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain...

• Study sheds light on how COVID-19 and blood glucose levels increase in-hospital cardiovascular and renal problems

  Date: 18/03/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/covid-glucose

  People admitted to hospital with COVID-19 are more at risk of developing cardiovascular and renal complications if they have low or high blood...

• Obesity ‘accelerates’ COVID-19 mortality risk amongst ethnic minorities

  Date: 02/02/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/covid-19-obesity

  A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in...

• Professor Kamlesh Khunti awarded CBE in New Year Honours 2022

  Date: 01/01/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/kamlesh-khunti-cbe

  Professor Kamlesh Khunti, Professor of Primary Care Diabetes and Vascular Medicine at the University of Leicester, has been made a Commander of...

• Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers, study finds

  Date: 22/12/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/covid-biology

  The differences in COVID-19 infection risk between ethnic minority healthcare workers and their White colleagues is likely due to home and work...

• People with Long-COVID after hospitalisation face limited recovery after one year

  Date: 16/12/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/phosp-12-months

  People who were hospitalised with COVID-19 and continued to experience symptoms at five months show limited further recovery one year after...

• New Medical Schools Council report highlights Leicester’s COVID-19 research

  Date: 15/12/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/msc-covid-19

  The real-world impact of Leicester research into COVID-19 and its effects has been commended by the Medical Schools Council.