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Leicester health expert discusses how to slash Type 2 diabetes risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-health-expert-discusses-how-to-slash-type-2-diabetes-risk
Professor Kamlesh Khunti (pictured) from the Diabetes Research Centre has been featured in the front page story of today’s edition of the Daily Express (19 July 2017) discussing ways in which we can slash our risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.
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Evidence of 2,000 years of human activity found on market site in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/evidence-2000-years-human-activity-market
University of Leicester Archaeological Services carrying out excavations at the site of the city’s new market square, with discoveries including a Roman infant burial and remains of a dungeon believed to be from the 16th century
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World-class empathy experts receive top awards at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/empathy-awards-international-conference
Two of the world’s leading experts in empathic healthcare have been recognised for their exceptional contribution to the field at a ground-breaking international conference in Leicester.
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Film highlights experiences of children in the Calais Jungle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-hosts-film-highlighting-plight-of-children-in-the-calais-jungle
Calais Children: a Case to Answer, a film which highlights the plight of almost 2,000 lone children who were in the Calais ‘Jungle’ when it was burnt down at the end of 2016, will be screened in the Attenborough Film Theatre at the University of Leicester on Monday 21 May...
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Leicester professor interviewed for upcoming Canaletto exhibition at the Queens Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-professor-interviewed-for-upcoming-canaletto-exhibition-at-the-queen2019s-gallery
Venetian born artist Canaletto is most famous for his iconic cityscapes of 18th Century Venice and London and counted King George III among his numerous fans. As a result of the king’s favour, to this day a sizeable proportion of Canaletto’s work is held by the Royal Collection.
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Forests recovering from logging act as a source of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/forests-logging-carbon
New study led by University of Leicester PhD student and Imperial College London researchers contradicts previous assumptions.
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Leicester experts help local businesses face COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/small-business-leadership-programme
Business experts at the University of Leicester have this week launched a fully-funded leadership course for small-to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) facing the impact of COVID-19.
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Experts suggest Pokémon Go could ease Type 2 diabetes burden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/2018pokemon-go-could-ease-type-2-diabetes-burden2019-says-expert
Hundreds of students and staff around the University and city have caught Poké-fever, joining millions of people worldwide in playing viral mobile app Pokémon Go - a virtual reality treasure hunt where players walk to places in the real world to...
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International team of space scientists to conduct pioneering research into atmospheres of distant exoplanets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/international-team-of-space-scientists-to-conduct-pioneering-research-into-atmospheres-of-distant-exoplanets
Researchers from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, working as part of an international team of seven European institutes, have launched a new project to conduct research into the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.
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Top tips for making decisions during Clearing, from an expert in decision making
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/five-tips-making-decisions-clearing-expert-decision-making
As young people across the country prepare to find out their A-level results, a University of Leicester psychologist and expert in decision making has given her top tips for those facing a big decision in Clearing.