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• PHOTO GALLERY University receives biggest ever gift from an individual 27 million

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-receives-biggest-ever-gift-from-an-individual-ps2-7-million

  Our University has received its biggest ever single gift from a private individual - £2.7 million- which will be used to fund life-saving kidney research of global significance in our College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology.

• New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons

  A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as  Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.

• Unity is our strength why it is vital to stay in the EU

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/unity-is-our-strength-2013-why-it-is-vital-to-stay-in-the-eu

  Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West and Labour's East Midlands EU Champion visited the University of Leicester’s new Centre for Medicine, which is part-funded by the European Union.

• New programme to open up opportunities for medical training

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-programme-to-open-up-opportunities-for-medical-training-1

  The University, in partnership with a local charitable trust, has launched a new Foundation Year course for its Medical degree programme aimed at increasing access to the medical professions from less-represented group.

• Leicester Start-Up Week offers new opportunities for young businesses

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/18-start-up-week

  From 18-24 November 2019 the University of Leicester and De Montfort University along with businesses and organisations across the city will unite for the second annual Leicester Start-Up Week.

• Volunteer Vlad is honoured for giving his time to others

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/psychology-student-volunteer-vlad-honoured

  A University of Leicester student has been recognised for his exceptional commitment to volunteering.

• University researcher awarded prize for work with the World Health Organization on protecting ethnic minority groups from future pandemics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/dan-pan

  A University of Leicester researcher in infectious diseases has won a prestigious award for research he conducted into health inequalities.

• Get to know your brain at Neuroscience events for Brain Awareness Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/neuroscience-research-demonstrated-for-brain-awareness-day-1

  The University will be hosting two events for Brain Awareness Day on Wednesday 15 March. GCSE and A-Level students are invited to attend an afternoon of activities which will explain a range of brain research between 12.30-3.30pm followed by an evening event for all from 6pm.

• Bake Off star rustles up a recipe for chemistry success with new campus science kitchen

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/science-kitchen

  A Great British Bake Off star has used his expertise to cook up a scientific kitchen at the University of Leicester.

• Leicester computational modelling experts pioneer pest-busting model

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/slug-distribution

  Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimising the damage to environment.