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• Protein levels in urine are reliable measure of effectiveness in kidney disease research says study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-protein-urine-kidney-disease

  An international consortium of doctors and scientists, including members from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester, has found that protein levels in urine are a reliable way to measure the effectiveness of a medicine, device or treatment on the progress of...

• Research in Leicester will test new treatment target for sepsis

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/20-sepsis-research-bhf

  New research undertaken at the University of Leicester and funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) could identify new treatments for a life-threatening condition.

• Leicester doctor awarded grant to reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-saratzis-grant

  A vascular surgeon from Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded a four-year grant worth over £1 million from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

• New anthology Unstitching Silence brings together Caribbean voices to address gender-based violence

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/unstitching-silence

  A new anthology featuring writing from Caribbean writers has been edited by University of Leicester's Dr Lucy Evans and Shivanee Ramlochan.

• Festival gives innovators the chance to link up with University of Leicester experts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/leicestershire-innovation-festival-university-leicester

  Innovators, businesses and non-profits have the opportunity to connect with experts from the University of Leicester at the Leicestershire Innovation Festival (LIF).

• Improving air quality in Nairobi

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/air-quality-nairobi

  Poor urban air quality is a major development issue globally, placing a huge burden on public health.

• Leicester to become first UK city to join global initiative against urban diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-to-become-first-uk-city-to-join-global-initiative-against-urban-diabetes

  Leicester will join the likes of Copenhagen, Mexico City, Rome and Shanghai in becoming part of the Cities Changing Diabetes programme to tackle the dramatic rise of type 2 diabetes in urban areas.

• International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity

  The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published

• Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support

  The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.

• Openness in animal research among UK’s best

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leader-in-openness

  The University of Leicester has once again been named as one of the UK’s ‘Leaders in Openness’ by national body Understanding Animal Research.