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• £8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions

  Date: 10 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health

  New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.

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

  Date: 5 Sep 2022

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

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

• All rise! Height-adjustable desks can reduce workplace sitting by over an hour a day

  Date: 19 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/standing-desk-research

  Researchers have developed a programme that, when paired with a height-adjustable desk, can reduce the time people spend sitting by over an hour.

• Leicester maths graduates awarded fellowships with National Institute for Health and Care Research

  Date: 15 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/rahma-mahfuza-nihr

  Two University of Leicester graduates have been awarded fellowships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

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

  Date: 11 Aug 2022

  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...

• Trailblazing graduates set their sights on leadership roles in nursing and midwifery

  Date: 4 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/midwifery-and-nursing-cohort

  The future leaders in midwifery and nursing are set to be the first to graduate from trailblazing courses at the University of Leicester.

• University of Leicester expert’s report fuels pharmacy industry improvements

  Date: 2 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/pharmacy-david-wright

  University of Leicester health expert fuels pharmacy improvements

• Leicester expert informs report into NHS and care workforce crisis

  Date: 29 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nhs-shortage

  Research from the University of Leicester has informed a high-profile government report on staff recruitment, training and retention rates in...

• New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years

  Date: 28 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome

  Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.

• Subject rankings are another shot in the arm for Leicester’s reputation for Clinical Medicine excellence

  Date: 27 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/shanghai-rankings

  Leicester University clinical medicine rankings boost