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Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Leicester launch a best‑practice model for domestic abuse support in mental health services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/dreams-mental-health-domestic-abuse
Domestic abuse affects millions of people every year, leaving lasting impacts on a person’s physical and mental health. Survivors of domestic abuse often experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other serious mental health conditions.
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National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/everywhere-nowhere
Everywhere and Nowhere is a collaboration between the National Trust and the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries The collaboration shines a light on ten fascinating stories of disability from collections and sites in the National...
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Inclusive curriculum FAQs
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-projects/learning-environment/inclusive-curriculum-toolkit/faqs
Part of Leicester Medical School's Racial Inclusion in the Curriculum Toolkit; frequently asked questions
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Leicester championed as UK’s top recruiter to RECOVERY trial
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/recovery-trial
The Leicester COVID-19 research team, made up of researchers and clinicians from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals, were championed at the daily Number 10 press conference on Tuesday 16 June, as being the top recruiter to the national RECOVERY trial.
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Academics bring expertise to Brexit debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/academics-bring-expertise-to-eu-debate
As the potentially historic EU referendum draws closer and voters consider whether Britain should leave or remain part of the European Union, academics at our University have been contributing to the public debate with opinion pieces and media comment.
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Accountability
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/accountability
The University is accountable to its students, staff and funding bodies for the effective conduct of its teaching and research activities, and for the efficient and proper use of its resources.
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Adding genetic information to health checks improves identification of people at risk of heart attacks and strokes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/samani
University of Leicester researchers have discovered a better way of identifying those at high risk of potential heart attacks and strokes and other major cardiovascular disease (CVD) events
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Student perspective of racial inclusion in medical school exams: an SSC project
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/sethara-alwis-ssc
Student blog describing a research project to understand experiences of student assessment and improve racial inclusion within patient simulators
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Research project will help those affected by Huntington’s disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/leicester-huntingtons-disease-award
Clinical psychologist Dr Sarah Gunn, from the University of Leicester, has been awarded nearly £2 million to advance her work in the field of Huntington’s disease
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Learning about history from food utensils
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/learning-about-history-from-food-utensils
What do dinner utensils say about Roman social interactions? Archaeologists and Big Data experts will be gathering at the University for a series of workshops between 26-27 September at College Court Conference Centre to provide some answers to that question.