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• University of Leicester expertise developing app to map disease spread in finest detail

  Date: 3 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/wellcome-map-disease-spread

  Researchers at Leicester are beginning a project to make fine resolution data on disease cases accessible for public health bodies.

• Major funding for Leicester will help find new cancer treatments

  Date: 19 Jan 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cancer-research-funding

  The search for new cancer treatments in Leicester is to receive a major funding investment of up to £2 million, providing future hope for people...

• Chief Scientific Adviser pays tribute to University of Leicester’s world-leading research, impact, and COVID-19 response during visit

  Date: 18 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/sir-patrick-vallance

  Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, recently visited the University of Leicester to find out more about its research...

• Parents and researchers share insights at University of Leicester for World Prematurity Day

  Date: 9 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/prematurity-day

  University of Leicester invites parents, teachers and professionals to ‘The educational needs of children born preterm’ on Thursday 17 November.

• Leicester’s pharmacist prescribing programme is a national first

  Date: 28 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/pharmacy

  Employer demand has led to the University of Leicester launching the UK’s first independent pharmacist prescribing programme.

• University of Leicester awarded £10m for research into non-communicable diseases in India and Nepal

  Date: 26 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/india-nepal-nihr

  Funding to help improve the care outcomes of people living with multiple long-term health conditions or multimorbidity in India and Nepal

• Time of day matters for breast cancer treatment: new study

  Date: 18 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/chronoradiotherapy

  Risk of developing breast shrinkage (atrophy) after radiotherapy can be affected by the time of day the patient is treated and their genetics.

• Research shows higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death for those living in deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and twin pregnancies

  Date: 13 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/stillbirth

  People living in the UK’s most deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and those with twin pregnancies all continue to experience higher rates of...

• £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.