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Leicester professors urge NHS to tackle diabetes before its too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-professors-urge-nhs-to-tackle-diabetes-201cbefore-it2019s-too-late201d
Two leading Leicester professors have urged the NHS to take action on the type 2 diabetes “ticking time bomb”.
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Goal 3: Health and Wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/health-and-wellbeing
The third Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.
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Leicester signs Go International pledge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-signs-go-international-pledge
Our University has joined a national campaign to encourage more students to gain an international experience.
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Leicester expert to discuss Obesity Paradox on BBC Radio 4
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-expert-to-discuss-obesity-paradox-on-bbc-radio-4
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured) from our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences will be appearing on BBC Radio 4: Inside Health on Tuesday 18 July discussing his research into the Obesity Paradox.
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Rethinking Disability Representation in Museums and Galleries
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/rethinking-disability-representation
Rethinking Disability Representation in Museums and Galleries (RDR) developed new approaches to the interpretation of disability in museums and galleries.
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Evidence-based empathy skills for healthcare practitioners (online)
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/study/healthcare-practitioners-online
Evidence-based empathy skills for healthcare practitioners (Online)
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Research helps frail older people in hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/research-helps-frail-older-people-in-hospitals
Researchers led by Leicester have devised a ‘risk score’ which will be used to help frail older people have better support in hospital.
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Research reveals health inequalities for Black and South Asian women following gestational diabetes diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/gestational-diabetes
Black and South Asian women are up to three times more likely to develop certain long-term health conditions following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes than White women, new research presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has found.
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Parliamentary debates cite Leicesters research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/parliamentary-debates-cite-leicesters-research
The work of our University has been cited in two separate debates in Parliament. At Westminster debates, research in our College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology has been cited twice in the same week.
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Midlands commission highlights action to address health and care inequalities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/midlands-commission-healthcare-inequalities
Organisations across the Midlands and leading national health charities are collectively launching a policy commission which has the potential to transform the health and care of people across the region by addressing health and care inequalities