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• Stephen Fry reveals previously untold LGBTQ history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/stephen-fry-reveals-previously-untold-lgbtq-history

  Our University is working with the  National Trust is celebrating LGBTQ heritage, to reveal new information about Felbrigg Hall’s last squire, Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer.

• Satisfaction with working from home is distinct from job satisfaction, new study shows

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/working-from-home-satisfaction

  Research at the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia reveals that Influences on the job satisfaction of homeworkers are no different from those normal associated with it; but influences on their satisfaction with homeworking are distinct from these.

• Dickens shorthand sleuths offer hope for 1861 Canadian murder

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dickens-shorthand-sleuths-canada-murder

  A team of decoders are hoping to crack the case of a murder in 19th century British Columbia

• Wellcome awards Leicester scientist £2m to study gene regulation in early development

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wellcome-award-leicester-scientist-gene-regulation

  A University of Leicester scientist has been awarded £2m for research which could lead to advances in understanding and treating developmental disorders.

• Blood vessel genes could be targets for heart disease drugs: new study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/blood-vessel-genes-heart-disease-drugs

  University of Leicester scientists analysed genes linked to cells forming our blood vessels that could be targets for drugs that tackle multiple vascular diseases

• 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;

• 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

• 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...

• Prisoners, Punishment and Torture

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/prisoners-punishment-and-torture

  This project brought leading edge thinking in the field of interpretive design to offer visitors emotionally engaging experiences of the highest quality.

• About the East Midland Oral History Archive

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/about

  Learn more about the East Midlands Oral History Archive, including more about our partners, our team, our history and how to get in touch with us.