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• Research suggests exposure to violence during pregnancy increases risk of prematurity and low birthweight

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-suggests-exposure-to-violence-during-pregnancy-increases-risk-of-prematurity-and-low-birthweight

  Exposure to violence during the first trimester of pregnancy could lead to an increase in the risk of prematurity and low birthweight, according to research by our University and Queen Mary University of London.

• Leicester doctor receives Royal College 500-Year celebratory award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-doctor-receives-royal-college-500-year-celebratory-award

  Research to improve the outcomes for patients suffering from a devastating form of stroke called intracerebral haemorrhage has been recognised with a prestigious award from The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) granted to Dr Jatinder Minhas from...

• Launch of unique forensic courses at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/launch-of-unique-forensic-courses-at-leicester

  New forensic courses are to be launched at our University and will be the first of their type in the UK. The postgraduate courses are housed in the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit and Imaging Unit, global pioneers in the field of post-mortem computed tomography imaging.

• Five potential new businesses as University commercialisation initiative draws to a close

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/ventureversity-final

  VentureVersity Live on 27 November showcased 11 projects turning university intellectual property into commercially viable ventures, marking the culmination of a year-long collaboration between the University of Leicester, De Montfort University, and Loughborough University

• Korean

  https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/korean

  Study Korean courses for all levels at The University of Leicester.

• DEPICT Study

  https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/older-projects/depict-study

  Explore the Differences in access to Emergency Paediatric Intensive Care and care during Transport (DEPICT) study at the University of Leicester.

• Generous gift will help fight vascular disease and prevent limb amputations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ps5-15-million-gift-to-university-of-leicester-and-leicester2019s-hospitals-will-help-fight-vascular-disease-and-prevent-limb-amputations

  Our University and Leicester’s Hospitals have received a generous gift of £5.15 million by fashion retailer George Davies – the largest from an individual in the University’s history - to give hope to patients who face losing a leg because of poor circulation.

• Leicester academic leads study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/when-should-blood-transfusions-be-given-after-cardiac-surgery

  Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured), British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester is the lead author of a new study that has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a...

• Research teams nominated for East Midlands awards

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-teams-nominated-for-east-midlands-awards

  A leading cardiologist, the recruitment drive behind a physical activity study on teenage girls and a “pioneer” in helping the public understand research are among the Leicester-based nominations at an awards ceremony.

• Conditions for acceptance

  https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/body-donation-programme/acceptance

  We endeavour to accept as many bequests as possible. However, some medical conditions make the study of anatomy difficult or interfere with the embalming process, and occasionally there are other circumstances which mean we are unable to accept donations.