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• Study transforming diabetes care with culturally tailored support for African and Caribbean communities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/heald

  A healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in London is now seeking volunteers to test its effectiveness around the UK

• Gut bacteria influence responses to immunotherapy in patients with asbestos related cancer, Leicester study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/gut-bacteria

  A cancer study by a Leicester expert has found that certain gut bacteria may influence whether or not a patient’s immune system is successful in fighting mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer;

• Canadian Rugby World Cup visit coincides with World War One study into autograph books by servicemen

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/canadian-rugby-world-cup-visit-coincides-with-world-war-one-study-into-2018autograph-books2019-by-servicemen

  As the Canadian rugby team takes on Romania in Leicester today, researchers have been examining new evidence about a very different group of Canadian men who spent time in Leicester exactly 100 years ago.

• Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin

  Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our planet – have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference today (Wednesday).

• Leicester Criminologist presents evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on British Muslims

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-criminologist-presents-evidence-to-the-all-party-parliamentary-group-on-british-muslims

  Neil Chakraborti, Professor of Criminology and Director of the Leicester Centre for Hate Studies, has been asked to provide expert evidence to an All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on British Muslims.

• Worlds biggest study of genetics of lung health and disease allows scientists to predict chance of developing COPD

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/world2019s-biggest-study-of-genetics-of-lung-health-and-disease-allows-scientists-to-predict-chance-of-developing-copd

  The world’s biggest study into an individual’s genetic make-up and the risk of developing lung disease could allow scientists to more accurately ‘predict’ - based on genes and smoking - your chance of developing COPD, a deadly disease which is the third commonest cause of...

• The Clink restaurant at HMP Brixton: fine dining and prison education

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/07/21/the-clink-restaurant-at-hmp-brixton-fine-dining-and-prison-education/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 21, 2014 By Sarah Longair, Carceral Archipelago Project Researcher.

• Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report

  A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of course content for students’, and especially for students of colour.

• Producing displays and exhibitions

  https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/displays-exhibitions

  History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide gives tips and advice on how people interact with displays in museums and art galleries etc - including theories and styles of learning and tips on designing your display.

• Postgraduate programme specification content for 'with industry' programme variants (for students commencing study in 2025/26 onwards)

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/courses/industry-2025-26

  This page details the University’s standard specification for the Postgraduate Taught (PGT) ‘with industry’ component of PGT ‘with industry’ programme variants, for students commencing studies in 2025/26 onwards.