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• Leicester researchers develop lifesaving kits for women in Asia at risk from post-abortion complications

  Date: 7 Mar 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/leicester-lifesaving-abortion-kits-women-asia

  University of Leicester researchers are behind a drive to provide lifesaving kits for women in India and Bangladesh who are at risk from...

• Medical group celebrates five-year milestone

  Date: 10 Feb 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/student-medical-group-medrace-fifth-anniversary

  A group set up to prevent and address racial harassment in medicine is celebrating its five-year anniversary

• University of Leicester to spend £1m on making research more inclusive

  Date: 7 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/diverse-research

  The University of Leicester has bolstered its commitment to inclusivity within research after securing £1m from the Wellcome Trust.

• University of Leicester report finds 45% of UK’s east and southeast Asian people experienced hate crime in the last year

  Date: 26 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/race-study

  An alarming report co-authored by the University of Leicester has revealed hate crime experienced by east and southeast Asian (ESEA) people in the...

• MedRACE: putting racial inclusion at the centre of student experience

  Date: 17 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/medrace

  MedRACE is among the sector-leading initiatives that have played an integral role in enhancing the educational experience at Leicester

• University of Leicester receives funding to tackle the ‘Missing Element’ in chemistry diversity

  Date: 7 Nov 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/chemistry-diversity-student

  £60,000 grant will create a network for undergraduate chemistry students from minority ethnic backgrounds at the University of Leicester and will...

• New University film, 'Revisiting the Harms of Hate', available now

  Date: 7 Nov 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/revisiting-harms-hate-film

  The sequel to a celebrated short film, produced by the University of Leicester, exploring the impact of hate crime is now available to watch.

• National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time

  Date: 16 Jan 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/everywhere-nowhere

  Everywhere and Nowhere is a collaboration between the National Trust and the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and...

• Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout

  Date: 16 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diversity-and-empathy

  New paper by University of Leicester researcher encourages health professionals to see diversity as an opportunity as a facilitator of empathy.

• University of Leicester to partner with two universities in Ukraine

  Date: 8 Sep 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/uuki-ukraine-twinning

  University of Leicester is establishing a partnership with two universities in Ukraine, facilitating the sharing of resources and support to their...