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The future of medical education built on a history of philanthropy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/the-future-of-medical-education-built-on-a-history-of-philanthropy
Fashion retailer and philanthropist George Davies found his name in lights as a new £42 million building was named in his honour and officially opened by Sir David Attenborough OM and Michael Attenborough CBE.
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Breast cancer treatment could benefit from Artificial Intelligence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/talbot
Artificial Intelligence could identify patients at increased risk of side effects from radiation treatment for breast cancer
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Vegan diet could control blood sugar for people with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/vegan-diet
A study supported by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration East Midlands (ARC EM) into the effects of a vegan diet in people with or at risk of developing type 2 diabetes has...
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AI-powered research tackles healthcare inequality for people with learning disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/midland-report-ai-health-outcomes
A new report by the Academy of Social Sciences has showcased research by the University of Leicester and led by Loughborough University on using artificial intelligence to tackle healthcare inequality.
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Viking figurines were ‘more than just jewellery’, and were used and handled in a variety of ways, including long-term curation, 'decapitation', and attached to Christian artefacts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/viking-jewellery-mythology-silver-bronze
Senior author Dr Christina Tsoraki, of the School of Heritage and Culture, University of Leicester adds, "By studying the wear of the 'valkyrie' pendants -- the valkyries being female mythological beings that would bring slain warriors from the battlefield to...
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Company Law
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw7145
Module code: LW7145 This module examines the international regulation of companies from a theoretical and comparative perspective.
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Managing Clinical Professionals in Healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn7415
Module code: MN7415 This module will explore how medics are managed in the NHS compared to other clinical staff, such as nurses and midwives.
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International Business
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn3104
Module code: MN3104 The advent of new technologies combined with the decline of protectionism has made it easier and more profitable for businesses and organisations to trade internationally.
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Ecology and Sustainability
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn3131
Module code: MN3131 The Earth is getting hotter, sea levels are rising, fossil fuel stocks are shrinking, and life as we know it is under threat.
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Managing Change and Technology at Work
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mn7301
Module code: MN7301 The effective management of change is critical to the durability and success of business and organisations, and in recent years Human Resource Managers have become the change leaders. This module will start with a consideration of why change is needed.