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• Inspirational student who twice battled sepsis receives First Class degree

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/inspirational-student-who-twice-battled-sepsis-receives-first-class-degree

  One of our recent graduates Kishan Vithlani has twice overcome a potentially life-threatening sepsis infection and gone on to achieve a First Class Computer Science BSc. Kishan was born with a congenital heart condition, and had to have surgery twice as a child.

• Leicester leads major breakthrough in asbestos linked cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/confirm

  A University of Leicester led team has made a major breakthrough in treating mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer linked to breathing in asbestos, which could help add years to patients’ lives.

• Over 16000 raised for charities through RAG

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/over-ps16-000-raised-for-charities-through-rag

  RAG (Raising and Giving) and Wellbeing Week returned with a bang last week. The campus ran, jumped, laughed and sang from 26 February to 2 March, all in aid of raising money for good causes. RAG this academic year so far has seen an astonishing £13,096.

• Corruption in the management of technology threatens public safety, says University of Leicester academic in new book

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/corruption

  Read more about the new book by Dr Simon Bennett, Corruption and the Management of Public Safety: The Governance of Technological Systems

• Stories about…Music

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2026/01/20/stories-about-music/

  Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on January 20, 2026 The East Midlands Oral History Archive contains many thousands of recordings, almost all of which take the form of a story, whether as an oral history interview, a radio programme, a speech, or a song...

• Punk

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/07/punk/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 7, 2023 A major exhibition about punk, Rage and Revolution is now on at New Walk Museum.

• Pioneering technique could unlock targeted treatments for cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/hdac-cancer

  Leicester researchers have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking new treatments for cancer and other diseases.

• Library Special Collections: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/page/2/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Experienced psychologist to reflect on clinical work with gender variant children and adolescents

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/experienced-psychologist-to-reflect-on-clinical-work-with-gender-variant-children-and-adolescents

  Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist Dr Bernadette Wren will be delivering a public talk on the complexity of clinical work with gender diverse children and adolescents on 6 February.

• Health Sciences research on inequality and obesity to be presented at prestigious lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/health-sciences-research-on-inequality-and-obesity-to-be-presented-at-prestigious-lecture

  A researcher from Leicester has been recognised for his excellent communication skills and efforts to share his work with the general public. The British Science Association (BSA) has announced the winners of its prestigious Award Lectures for 2018.