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• Leicester Professors named in the top 10 diabetes experts globally

  Date: 11 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-professors-named-in-the-top-10-diabetes-experts-globally

  Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Melanie Davies (pictured) have been named in the top 10 diabetes experts globally on a list published at...

• Research team investigates why cardiac surgery can lead to fatal organ damage

  Date: 2 Jun 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-team-investigates-why-cardiac-surgery-can-lead-to-fatal-organ-damage

  The Cardiac Surgery Research team is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often...

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge

  The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015.

• Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team

  Date: 11 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/potential-new-targets-for-cancer-treatments-identified-by-leicester-research-team

  An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer...

• Study shows potential cause of most common emergency condition of main artery in body

  Date: 1 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/study-shows-potential-cause-of-most-common-emergency-condition-of-main-artery-in-body

  Professor Toru Suzuki (pictured) from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been involved in a new study to understand the underlying...

• Amateur photographers invited to snap a picture of health

  Date: 9 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/amateur-photographers-invited-to-snap-a-picture-of-health

  Budding amateur photographers are being challenged to bring life-changing science into the community by snapping shots relating to the theme of...

• Increased risk of coronary heart disease associated with shorter height

  Date: 8 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/increased-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease-could-be-associated-with-shorter-height

  The shorter you are, the more your risk of coronary heart disease, according to a new study led by Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured), British...

• Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-this-week

  Despite promises of ‘ultrafast’ broadband services in the latest Budget announcement, Dr Bianca Reisdorf from the Department of Media and...

• HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits research centre for heart disease

  Date: 23 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hrh-the-duke-of-gloucester-to-visit-research-centre-for-heart-disease

  HRH The Duke of Gloucester is to witness at first hand the life-saving work taking place at the University, working in partnership with...