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• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 4 10 June

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-4-10-june

  Professor Melanie Simms from the School of Management has discussed on The Conversation how the recent successes of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get us thinking about whether some of the tactics it has used could work in other sectors.

• Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant

  A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.

• Leicester and Cerner in new research partnership to improve healthcare

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-and-cerner-in-new-research-partnership

  Our University is partnering with Cerner, a global health informatics service provider, to understand how the integration of environmental data into a Population Health management system can help improve patient outcomes and communities’ health.

• University wins support for out of the box ideas

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas

  Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money. The University has been successful in obtaining grants totalling £1M from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support research into new medicines.

• Expert opinions cover football the Bemba conviction and Obamas visit to Cuba

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/expert-opinions-cover-football-the-bemba-conviction-and-obamas-visit-to-cuba

  John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written three opinion pieces recently hosted on Think: Leicester.

• Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/millions-of-people-are-reading-opinion-pieces-written-by-leicester-researchers

  Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.

• Medicine and welfare in British Civil Wars to be examined at new exhibition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/medicine-and-welfare-in-british-civil-wars-to-be-examined-at-new-exhibition

  Surgeons who could remove a bladder stone in 50 seconds, military hospitals run with stern hygiene standards and a complex system of war pensions for the maimed, widowed and orphaned.

• Expert opinions cover stolen treasure sugar refugees the EU and market crashes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/expert-opinions-cover-stolen-treasure-sugar-refugees-and-the-eu

  Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management has written an article for The Conversation discussing the origin of the national institute, the Bank of England.

• Delayed publication of government-commissioned research inquiry unearths chaotic records and weak rules

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/delayed-publication-of-government-commissioned-research-inquiry-unearths-chaotic-records-and-weak-rules

  A senior member of our University has welcomed a new report relating to government-commissioned research.

• Mayer IgA Nephropathy Research Group

  https://le.ac.uk/igan

  Leicester’s Mayer IgAN Research Group leads global efforts to treat chronic kidney disease, backed by major funding and pioneering clinical breakthroughs.