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• Diabetes 'tidal wave' imminent for young people, says global expert

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/diabetes-tidal-wave-young-people-report-melanie-davies

  The increased time young people are spending on digital channels, such as TV subscription services and gaming, is creating a new culture of “sedentary children”, with a leading professor calling for urgent action to “change mindsets” on diabetes following the publication of a...

• Chicxulub crater study suggests asteroid impacts could create habitats for life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/chicxulub-crater-study-suggests-asteroid-impacts-could-create-habitats

  Scientists studying a 65-million-year old crater in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an asteroid impact, claim it could have provided a habitat for early life to take hold on earth.

• "We must level the playing field for BAME students" says new Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-bame-students

  nishan smiling to the camera|The University of Leicester’s new vice-chancellor has pledged to eliminate the ‘awarding gap’ which sees many students missing out on top degrees.

• First Professors of Nursing and Midwifery herald unique new courses

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/first-professors-of-nursing-and-midwifery-herald-unique-new-courses

  Leicester has taken the first steps in establishing a new centre for nursing and midwifery expertise with the appointment of two Foundation Professors and approval granted for a suite of innovative new degree courses.

• Mandatory training

  https://le.ac.uk/about/mandatory-training

  Mandatory training is training that all colleagues must undertake because of its practical relevance to them as University employees/workers and as a key part of the University fulfilling its legal and/or compliance obligations.

• International day marks the issues behind avoidable deaths

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-international-awareness-day

  The third instalment of an annual global day of awareness of the issues around avoidable deaths takes place this week.

• 2026 vision: Leicester launches Optometry degree

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/optometry-degree-leicester-course

  The University of Leicester is pleased to announce that its new four-year Optometry degree has been given permission to recruit students by the General Optical Council.

• University of Leicester celebrates Knowledge Exchange Framework results

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/kef-2022

  The University of Leicester is celebrating its performance in the second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).

• Cutting-edge telescope built at University of Leicester makes final departure to join SMILE mission

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/smile

  The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI), led by University of Leicester scientists, has been completed and delivered for integration into the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) spacecraft.

• Leicester involved in Earth Observation project to protect tropical forests worldwide

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-involved-in-earth-observation-project-to-protect-tropical-forests-worldwide

  Our University is involved in a new £15m project funded by the UK Space Agency to help to protect tropical forests throughout the world.