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Diabetes risk score translation event taking place in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/diabetes-risk-score-translation-event-taking-place-in-leicester
An event to launch the translation of a Type 2 diabetes risk assessment tool into two South Asian languages takes place in Leicester next week.
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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.
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Professor Vincent Newey (1943–2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/vincent-newey
Professor Philip Shaw writes: It is with deep sadness that I share the news that Vincent Newey, our colleague, friend and former Head of Department, has passed away.
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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
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Research group appeals for local parents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/parent-advisory-group
The Leicester City Football Club (LCFC) Programme of Research at the University of Leicester is seeking help to improve its work into the health of babies and young children and would like to hear from parents.
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Conversations with… Dr Simon Vaughan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/08/conversations-with-dr-simon-vaughan/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 October 2020 Dr Simon Vaughan is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as well as being one of the two Academic Directors of the School, written by Emily Baldwin.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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Lift off! CO2 bubbles carry vital metals, Leicester team discovers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/co2-bubbles
Carbon dioxide, so often the villain of the piece for the environment, plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining, a team led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered.