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• Glynis Wright MBE

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/glynis-wright

  Dr Glynis Wright is an alumna of the University of Leicester acquiring a BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy in 1984. She decided to remain in Leicester after graduating and commenced a career in local government most latterly within the field of economic development.

• Leicester students to receive accommodation rebate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/accommodation-rebates

  Students living in University of Leicester-provided halls of residence will receive a rebate on their accommodation, due to the impact of national lockdown measures.

• Leicester ranked among top universities for Clinical Medicine

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/shanghai-ranking

  The University of Leicester has been ranked in the top 5 UK universities for Clinical Medicine by the prestigious Shanghai World Rankings.

• New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot

  Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.

• Geography Society

  https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/geography-society

  The Geography Society at the University of Leicester is an entirely student-led organisation. It plays a key role in creating a friendly and social atmosphere, bringing together staff and students from all year groups and degree programmes.

• Suggested reading

  https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading

  If you’d like to expand your awareness of Geography, take a look at our reading suggestions. (Don’t worry, it’s not compulsory!) BSc Geography Bullard: Dumping in Dixie.

• Scientists develop new product to tackle Salmonella

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/salmonella

  Scientists have successfully developed a bacteriophage product to prevent Salmonella in broiler chickens.

• Top 100 UK employers increasingly target students from our University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/top-100-uk-employers-increasingly-target-students-from-our-university

  The UK’s 100 best-known graduate employers are increasingly targeting students from our University according to a major new report on the graduate job market. Leicester has risen to its highest ever ranking - 23rd - among UK universities with the most sought-after students.

• Leicester type 2 diabetes programme significantly improves health outcomes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-type-2-diabetes-programme-2018significantly2019-improves-health-outcomes

  People who take part in a type 2 diabetes education programme developed in Leicester say it makes them feel “empowered” to manage their condition better.

• The Habitable City

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-habitable-city

  British Academy Grant (£29,680) October 2012 - September 2015 Dr Toby Lincoln With fifty percent of China’s population living in cities, the world’s most populous nation is now its newest urban society.