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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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Student Selected Component (SSC)
https://le.ac.uk/study/medicine/student-selected-component
Hear from some of our students about their SSC experiences Contacts Leicester Medical School Phase 2 team: phase2@leicester.ac.uk SSC lead: Dr Richard Kitchen: rk421@leicester.ac.
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Glenfield’s Judith is first UK participant in women-only heart surgery study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/heart-surgery-iwd
The first patient in the UK to take part in a women-only cardiac surgery research trial underwent a life-changing heart operation at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust recently.
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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
https://le.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/research
Explore the research projects under Genetic Epidemiology in Health Sciences at the University of Leicester.
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About us
https://le.ac.uk/nurc/about-us
NISCO UK Research Centre is leading in the field of new materials and advanced manufacturing, building on research networks and partnerships to deliver exciting outcomes.
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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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Jayne Marshall
https://le.ac.uk/people/jayne-marshall
The academic profile of Professor Jayne Marshall, Head of Midwifery; Lead Midwife for Education; Deputy Head of School of Healthcare; School Director of Education at University of Leicester
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Politics BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/politics-ba/2026
We’ve taught Politics at Leicester for over 80 years. You’ll benefit from the expertise and diverse interests of our lecturers and guest speakers, and the flexibility to choose the areas that interest you.
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Student experience highlighted in latest Daily Mail university rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/student-experience-daily-mail-university-rankings
University of Leicester ranks 34th in the Daily Mail University Guide 2026 - top 10 for student experience, with Medicine, Maths, and Engineering in the top five.