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• Leicester and Nottingham scientists discover new gene associated with debilitating lung disease

  Date: 23 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-and-nottingham-scientists-discover-new-gene-associated-with-debilitating-lung-disease

  Health scientists at the University of Leicester and University of Nottingham have heralded the discovery of a gene associated with lung fibrosis...

• Type 2 diabetes pill improves blood sugar control

  Date: 17 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/type-2-diabetes-pill-2018improves-blood-sugar-control2019

  A Type 2 diabetes pill taken once a day has been shown to ‘significantly’ improve the health of people with the condition, according to new research.

• Leicester professor is most productive and cited woman in urban geography

  Date: 17 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-is-most-productive-and-cited-woman-in-urban-geography

  In a recent article published in the journal ‘Urban Studies’, Lily Kong and Junxi Qian analysed texts published about urban geography and urban...

• Universities spearhead event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds

  Date: 17 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/universities-spearhead-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds

  Young people from any secondary school can become a doctor: that’s the message that a conference organised by the Universities of Leicester and...

• Leicester Lecture to examine profound impact of current global trends on future health and medical care

  Date: 6 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-lecture-lecture-to-examine-2018profound2019-impact-of-current-global-trends-on-future-health-and-medical-care

  Our prestigious Frank May Clinical Sciences Lecture series will feature the forthcoming lecture 'How health in the U.K.

• Leicester link to Nobel Prize winners

  Date: 4 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-link-to-nobel-prize-winners

  In the latest announcement from the Nobel Prize committee, US academics Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University, Boston and Mike...

• 16th Annual American Studies Lecture will bring a taste of Broadway to Leicester

  Date: 3 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/16th-annual-american-studies-lecture-will-bring-a-taste-of-new-york-broadway-to-leicester

  The Centre for American Studies annual lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Annette Saddik- Professor of English and Theatre at New...

• Preventative meningitis vaccination programme run on campus for first time

  Date: 28 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/preventative-meningitis-vaccination-programme-run-on-campus-for-first-time

  A preventative meningitis vaccine programme for new students is being offered at our University for the first time.

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Aspiring medics encouraged to explore a career in psychiatry

  Date: 5 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/aspiring-medics-encouraged-to-explore-a-career-in-psychiatry

  Young people considering a career in medicine will receive expert advice this weekend to help them on the route to achieving their ambitions and...