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Research
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research
Explore our research in Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester. The research work of the Department has contributed to major advances in the treatment of coronary heart disease, cardiac arrhythmias, heart failure, hypertension and stroke.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/drc/research
The Diabetes Research Centre has more than 150 staff and postgraduate students, including over 30 academic staff.
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Managing our environmental impacts
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/impacts
Learn more about how we are managing our environmental impacts, including our environmental and sustainability strategy, and our environmental and sustainability masterplans.
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Leicester diabetes expert celebrated with US award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/melanie-davies-diabetes-award
A world leading expert in diabetes from Leicester has been recognised for her remarkable contribution to the prevention and treatment of the condition at a ceremony in the USA.
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Medicine, science and technology
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/medicine-science-technology
Our expertise spans the breadth of medicine, science and technology, with specialisms in medicine and biosciences, environmental sustainability, materials and transport.
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McCarthy's America: Domestic Anti-Communism in the USA, 1830-1990
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3649
Module code: HS3649 Module Outline There are very few individuals who can boast having either entire historical eras or discrete historical phenomena named after them. US Senator Joseph “Tail Gunner Joe” McCarthy has both.
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Event will raise awareness of the challenges of prematurity and research taking place
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/premature-babies
A special event for those living with, or looking after preterm youngsters aims to raise awareness of the challenges of prematurity and other important child health issues
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Uncovering the “hidden curriculum” that drains medical students’ empathy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/research-empathy
A “hidden curriculum” in medical school is responsible for reducing the empathy of students, finds research led by the University of Leicester.
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£10 billion space telescope has only just begun to reveal universe’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/jwst-anniversary
Engineers from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester, who have been part of the £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope mission for 20 years, reflect on the first anniversary of its first images release.
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New database could accelerate research into brain-related conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/database
The University of Leicester has co-launched the first database of its kind to help researchers look into the causes of neuro-degenerative diseases and their treatment.