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Beta-blockers could reduce death among those with diabetes and hypoglycaemia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-beta-blockers-reduce-death-diabetes-hypoglycaemia
Beta blockers|A type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could reduce the risk of death among those with type 2 diabetes and a related complication.
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Space Park Leicester representatives to join space industry colleagues in Germany
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/space-park-leicester-space-industry-germany-770
Space Park Leicester staff will attend Space Tech Expo Europe, Europe’s largest B2B event for the space industry
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Professor Kamlesh Khunti receives Lifetime Achievement Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/kamlesh-khunti-award
A distinguished Leicester academic who has earned himself a global reputation has been presented a top accolade for his remarkable career achievements.
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Leicester launches HeForShes GetFree Tour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-launches-heforshe2019s-getfree-tour
Following UN Women’s announcement, the University is to be the launchpad for the inaugural HeForShe #GetFree Tour to campus for a vital discussion on the importance of gender equality on Tuesday 29 September.
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University project provides boost for womens empowerment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-project-provides-boost-for-womens-empowerment
A major international project investigating women academics’ careers in public universities in Pakistan has shattered preconceptions about women-only universities and identified them as progressive spaces that play a major role in developing women personally and...
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University involved in project to help children with asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-involved-in-project-to-help-children-with-asthma
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, has announced it has developed and received CE mark approval for a paediatric version of the company’s disease breathalyzer, ReCIVA™, which is now being used in EMBER (the East Midlands Breathomics Pathology Node).
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Leicester ranked amongst prestigious top 100 universities in Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-ranked-amongst-prestigious-top-100-universities-in-europe
The University of Leicester has been ranked amongst the top universities in Europe by a new ranking of elite institutions across the continent.
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Five reasons why we need to look at childbirth and the media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/five-reasons-why-we-need-to-look-at-childbirth-and-the-media
An academic from our University has discussed ways in which the media shapes society’s perceptions, anxieties and emotions arising out of birth.
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Researcher wins Newton Fund Grant for Disasters and Development Research Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/researcher-wins-newton-fund-grant-for-disasters-and-development-research-network
A new project led by Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media and Communication seeks to explore how media and communication technologies can be used during disasters as well as promote social welfare in the developing world.
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Professor Sir Nilesh Samani announced as next British Heart Foundation Medical Director
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/professor-sir-nilesh-samani-announced-as-next-british-heart-foundation-medical-director
Professor Sir Nilesh Samani (pictured) has been announced as the next Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation (BHF). He will succeed Professor Peter Weissberg who will retire in October 2016 after twelve years as Medical Director of the cardiovascular research charity.