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• Space Park Leicester celebrates 10th anniversary of Gaia space observatory

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/gaia-anniversary-lecture

  The University of Leicester's Professor Martin Barstow will give a special lecture commemorating the 10th anniversary of the launch of the Gaia space observatory on 14 December at 2pm at Space Park Leicester

• UKs largest ever investment into groundbreaking health research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/uk2019s-largest-ever-investment-into-ground-breaking-health-research

  Leicester’s hospitals and the Universities of Leicester and Loughborough are set to receive funding of £11m from the Government to make world-leading medical breakthroughs, as part of a record package of research funding announced today by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt.

• Health outcomes of ethnic minorities living in cities explored in national report

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/ethnic-health

  Leading professors from the University of Leicester and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in London have provided key recommendations in the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) annual report to enhance care for ethnic minority populations living in cities

• ‘Urgent help’ is required to drive down COVID-19 death rates among ethnic minority communities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/covid-19-among-ethnic-minorities

  The disproportionate rates of COVID-19 related deaths among people from ethnic minorities is ‘alarming’ and requires ‘urgent attention’ researchers have said.

• Thousands of people may not be working due to Long COVID, new research shows

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/covid-working

  Nearly 30,000 people in the UK may be unable to work because of Long COVID, a new study led by Leicester researchers has revealed.

• Digital self-management app for people with Chronic Kidney Disease improves knowledge, skills, and confidence in looking after own health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/chronic-kidney

  Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed a web-based app to provide patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) information and guidance on how best to look after themselves

• Toolkit to tackle potentially deadly opioid over prescription to be rolled out across parts of England

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/opioids-over-subscription

  Leicester researchers are working with NHS partners in the East of England to lead the way in delivering the NHS’ goal of halving the amount of opioids prescribed for non-cancer pain by 2024.

• Student placement in Special Collections, Week 5-6

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/09/19/student-placement-in-special-collections-week-5-6/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on September 19, 2025 Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies .

• Leicester scientists shortlisted to showcase their research to the House of Commons

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-researchers-shortlisted-to-showcase-their-research-to-the-house-of-commons

  Researchers from the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology will have the opportunity to present their research to policy makers after being shortlisted for the STEM for Britain 2017 awards at the House of Commons.

• Street Law

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/street-law

  After being helped by a youth homelessness project when she was younger, a University of Leicester student is now spearheading a project to bring legal clout to the streets of Leicester.