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• Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant

  A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.

• Secrets of sharing iconic space heritage to be revealed in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/iconic-space-heritage

  Doug Millard of the Science Museum will give his talk 'The Flights of the Seagull: Bringing Tereshkova’s Spacecraft (and Rubin) to the Science Museum' on Thursday 25 June at Space Park Leicester

• Archive for May 2025: Page 2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/page/2/

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• Effectiveness of ‘smart’ inhalers in preventing COPD flare ups is focus of new study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/copd

  A new study that will monitor patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from the comfort of their own homes, using inhalers with digital sensors and a mobile app, has signed up 42 patients.

• University celebrates research with Doctoral College Week

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/27-doctoral-college-week

  The University of Leicester’s postgraduate research students, early career researchers and research staff were celebrated in a range of events for Doctoral College Week, which took place from 18 to 22 March 2019.

• Recruitment begins for ethnic minority healthcare staff COVID research study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/recruitment-begins-for-ethnic-minority-healthcare-staff

  A drive to encourage ethnic minority healthcare workers to participate in a Government-backed study investigating the risks of COVID-19 to their health has been launched today.

• Lahore to Leicester pathway – agreement gives Pakistan students a truly international study experience

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/lahore-leicester-pathway-agreement-pakistan-students-international-study-experience

  A new agreement between the University of Leicester and the University of Central Punjab (UCP) will see students split their studies between Pakistan and the United Kingdom.

• First Findings of the ‘Work-Life Balance and the Pandemic’ Study Amongst University Employees

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2021/01/18/first-findings-of-the-work-life-balance-and-the-pandemic-study-amongst-university-employees/

  Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on January 18, 2021 “Well-being amongst university employees fell between May and September 2020, and increased loneliness and an inability to detach from work accounted for this.

• Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths

  A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...

• Gene study provides AI insight into a leading cause of dementia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/gene-study-ai-dementia

  Artificial intelligence expert at University of Leicester supports study of vascular smooth muscle, which are affected by NOTCH3, a gene known to play a role in small blood vessel diseases