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• Call to avoid type 2 diabetes made during national campaign to prevent condition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/call-to-avoid-type-2-made-during-national-campaign-to-prevent-condition

  A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”. Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with the condition that is usually associated with poor lifestyle in 2014.

• New heart attack genes discovered

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/new-heart-attack-genes-discovered

  Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration involving BHF and NIHR-funded researchers. The findings could lead to new statin-like treatments to prevent heart attacks.

• New community counting materials for children launched

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-community-counting-materials-for-children-launched

  Maths materials featuring local schoolchildren, adults and celebrities will be launched at an event at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 4 July.

• Journeys festival makes a stop off at Attenborough Arts Centre

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/journeys-festival-makes-a-stop-at-attenborough-arts-centre

  The Attenborough Arts Centre is hosting an event as part of the ArtReach's 'Journeys' festival, which celebrates the artistic talents of refugee and asylum seeker artists, sharing refugee stories through great art and culture.

• Leicester academic co-authors new book on young people and the anti-apartheid protest

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-co-authors-new-book-on-young-people-and-the-anti-apartheid-protest

  Dr Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has co-written a book about young people's involvement with the anti-apartheid movement.

• 150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/150-million-year-post-mortem-baby-pterosaurs-storm

  University of Leicester scientists have identified two extraordinary new fossils - tiny prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, with broken wings

• New Fungal Spore Calendar helps allergy and asthma sufferers plan for better health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/fungal-calendar

  Leicester researchers have developed England’s first comprehensive fungal spore calendar—a valuable new tool designed to help allergy and asthma patients better manage symptoms through seasonal awareness

• Africa Development Scholarship

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts/africa-development-scholarship

  Learn more about the Africa Development Scholarship at university of Leicester

• The height of gentrification?

  https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/tia-ndu

  Tia Ndu, PhD Student has entered a piece entitled 'The height of gentrification?'.

• Research Staff and Early Career Researchers

  https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/research-staff

  Information on development opportunities for staff, engagement and impact, research effectiveness, quantitative skills, qualitative skills and supporting postgraduate researchers.