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• Student becomes youngest to graduate from Harvard

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/student-becomes-youngest-to-graduate-from-harvard

  Eugenie de Silva (pictured), who started reading for her PhD at Leicester aged 15, has become the youngest person to graduate from Harvard University.

• HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits research centre for heart disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hrh-the-duke-of-gloucester-to-visit-research-centre-for-heart-disease

  HRH The Duke of Gloucester is to witness at first hand the life-saving work taking place at the University, working in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, when he visits the new British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital.

• Physics and Astronomy April 2021 Digest

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/30/physics-and-astronomy-april-2021-digest/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 April 2021 With the end of the spring term, the Easter break, and the approach of the summer exam period, life in the School of Physics and Astronomy remains as busy as ever.

• Leicester scientist lends expertise to new Jack the Ripper book

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-scientist-lends-expertise-to-new-jack-the-ripper-book

  Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell is due to release Ripper: The Secret Life of Walter Sickert on 28 February, a comprehensive and intriguing exposé of one of the world’s most chilling cases of serial murder—and the police force that failed to solve it.

• Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease

  A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

• Happy International Archives Day 2018!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/happy-international-archives-day-2018/

  Posted by vholmes in Library Special Collections on June 8, 2018 The University records manager, David Jenkins, and I (Vicky Holmes, University Archivist) thought we’d take the opportunity to flag up IAD18 and explain a bit about what we do all day!   On the 9th of...

• Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/freshened-water-ocean-floor-confirmed

  International team including University of Leicester geoscientists provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers, following an expedition off the coast of New England in 2025

• Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-black-history-month

  Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK

• Intimidation, slurs and threats – study uncovers racism in rural England

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/intimidation-slurs-threats-study-racism-rural-england

  A study into racism in rural England has found many minority ethnic individuals and families feel the countryside is an unwelcoming and unsafe place to visit.

• People

  https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/people

  MedRACE is a student and staff working group within Leicester Medical School.