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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
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Leicester PhD student one of UKs top conservationists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-phd-student-in-uks-top-50-conservationists-list
Tim Mackrill (pictured left), a PhD student in our Department of Genetics and Senior reserve officer of the Rutland Osprey Project, has featured at number 34 in the BBC Wildlife Magazine's top 50 conservation heroes in the UK.
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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.
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Leicester’s free legal advice clinic receives Home Office funding to help Windrush victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/windrush-compensation-scheme-free-legal-advice-clinic
The University of Leicester's free Legal Advice Clinic has been awarded £40,000 by the Home Office as part of the Windrush Compensation Advocacy Support Fund.
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Retired hospitals chief is honoured by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/retired-hospitals-chief-honoured-university-leicester
A former leader of University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) has been recognised for his services to healthcare by the University of Leicester.
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Female UK legal trailblazer congratulates Leicester law students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/women-in-law
A trailblazing senior legal figure has sent her congratulations to University of Leicester students for setting up a Women in Law Society.
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Praise for University’s COVID-19 response
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/hebcon-contribution-award
The University of Leicester has been recognised with a national award for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Madonna of the pinks
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/madonna-of-the-pinks
RCMG was commissioned to carry out an evaluation of the impact of Raphael’s Madonna of the Pinks on young people unfamiliar with art galleries.
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Distance Learning Events
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/distance-learning/distance-learning-events
As a distance learning student at the School of Business you will have the opportunity to participate in the annual Leicester Masterclass - a week long residential that takes place at Brookfield.
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Inspired Villages
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/transformative-custom-programmes/inspired-villages
Established in 2017, Inspired Villages aim to significantly transform the later life experience in the UK by developing living communities in suburban and rural locations.