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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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Leicester’s tuberculosis research boosted by six-figure funding for lab equipment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/leicester-tuberculosis-research-boosted-funding-lab-equipment
The University of Leicester’s research into tuberculosis has been bolstered with a six-figure grant to fund new lab equipment.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/history/people/academic-staff
Contact members of History at Leicester's academic staff. Browse staff profiles and find out how to contact our team via telephone or email.
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Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/onthisdayofwar/2015/06/18/commemorating-samuel-whitbread-1758-1815/
Posted by Philip Shaw in On This Day of War on June 18, 2015 ‘I deny the insane proposition that peace is more dangerous than war’: Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815 By E.J.
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Ever thought about donating your body?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/body-donation
“Donating your body for medical education isn’t everyone’s cup of tea but you’d be surprised how many people consider it."
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National Space Centre celebrates 20 years in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/space-centre-20
The concept of the National Space Centre was first drawn up in 1994, and soon grew into a joint bid by the University of Leicester and Leicester City Council to the Millennium Commission as a Landmark Millennium Project for the East Midlands.
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Catalan Language and Culture I
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp2032
Module code: SP2032 Module Aims The course is designed to provide a functional knowledge of the Catalan language as well as an introduction to the basics of Catalan culture.
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Leicester diabetes professor awarded honorary degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/kamlesh-dundee
An internationally recognised diabetes professor from Leicester has been presented with an honorary degree from the university he graduated from as a doctor in 1984.
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University of Leicester’s insights from JWST to be showcased at Space Telescope Science Institute
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/jwst-showcased-space-telescope-science-institute-770
Professor Leigh Fletcher to give the 2025 ESA Distinguished Lecture at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore on 30 October and will showcase University of Leicester work with James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the outer planets