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• Ophthalmology researcher wins prestigious prize

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/08-ophthalmology-award

  Zhanhan Tu Zhanhan Tu|Best Talk prize for Dr Zhanhan Tu at the European Paediatric Opthalmological Society conference.

• The White Boffin's Burden

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/commissions/white-boffin-burden

  Find out more about the Centre for New Writing's commissioned piece which looks into the perceptions of academics and research in ODA (official development assistance) countries vs academics and research in Britain.

• Director appointed to lead new Institute for Policy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/institute-policy

  The University of Leicester has appointed Professor Neil Chakraborti as the founding Director of the new Institute for Policy at Leicester which will officially launch in early 2024.

• TEDxLeicester to take satellite technology one step beyond

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/tedxleicester-to-take-satellite-technology-2018one-step-beyond2019

  Some of the innovative and cutting-edge applications that satellite technology and its data are being put to will be explored in a TEDxLeicester event in partnership with the University of Leicester and the National Space Centre.

• Risk calculator helps GPs predict which kidney disease patients need hospital care

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-kidney-study

  A new study has discovered a way to help GPs predict which people with kidney disease are more likely to go on to develop kidney failure and need dialysis or a kidney transplant in the future.

• Olive Banks (1923-2006)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks

  “Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.

• School of Criminology launches new podcast to tackle hate crime

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/hidden-hate-podcast

  A new podcast series created by the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies takes a deep dive into the causes behind hate online and offline and how they can be tackled.

• Music scholarships awarded to talented students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-music-scholarships

  Attenborough Arts Centre is proud to support University of Leicester students through the Alumni and Philharmonia Scholarship scheme.

• The sting of the bling

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/sustainable-metal-extraction

  Experts Professor Gawen Jenkin and Dr Dan Smith explain the importance of pursuing sustainable methods of metal extraction in order to tackle climate change.

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