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• 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.

• International type 2 diabetes prevention drive suggested by COVID-19 review

  Date: 8 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diabetes-covid

  An international drive to highlight to the importance of prevention of diabetes has been proposed following a review in the wake of the pandemic.

• 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.

• Leicester team secures funding for research collaboration to improve patient safety

  Date: 17 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/psrc-funding

  A team involving University of Leicester researchers is one of just six to be awarded a share of £25 million.

• Multi-million pound boost for University of Leicester’s ability to improve and save lives

  Date: 14 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/brc-funding

  The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been funded for £26 million over the...

• 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.