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• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.

• Protein levels in urine are reliable measure of effectiveness in kidney disease research says study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-protein-urine-kidney-disease

  An international consortium of doctors and scientists, including members from Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester, has found that protein levels in urine are a reliable way to measure the effectiveness of a medicine, device or treatment on the progress of...

• Generous donation to enhance pioneering kidney research at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/kidney-research

  Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received another major boost thanks to a £1 million donation

• School of English Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 4

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/page/4/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• University involved in new Enterprise Zone

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/university-involved-in-new-enterprise-zone

  A new ground-breaking research and development-led Enterprise Zone (EZ), which involves the University of Leicester, was announced in the budget on 16th March.

• Mollusc invaders in the Thames – a mark of the Anthropocene

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/14-thames-molluscs

  In the last few decades, the life of London’s River Thames has been transformed.

• 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...

• Glynis Wright MBE

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/entrepreneurs-in-residence/glynnis-wright

  Dr Glynis Wright MBE is an alumna of the University of Leicester and a well-known businesswoman and lawyer who made a career U-turn at the age of 40 to train for the legal profession.

• News and publications

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/news-and-publications

  A selection of publications and recent press releases on microbiology or microbiology-related subjects that highlight the impact of the LeMID (Leicester microbial sciences and infectious diseases) Centre, as part of the University of Leicester.

• Groundbreaking masterclasses to drive forward empathic healthcare

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/stoneygate-empathic-healthcare-leicester

  Some of the world’s greatest champions of treating patients with empathy will share their expertise with healthcare professionals during a series of groundbreaking masterclasses in Leicester.