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• Mental Health Law

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/lw7293

  Module code: LW7293 In the light of statistics suggesting that one in four people will suffer from a mental health disorder during their lifetime. The law relating to mental health is an important subset of medical law.

• John Bradshaw (1942-2019)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/john-bradshaw

  It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of former Head Groundskeeper John Bradshaw. John, who passed away on Monday 11 November, worked at the University from 1965 until his retirement in 2008.

• Statement from Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/vc-statement

  r41k2zYAhvQ|“During the last week, I have been reflecting on the killing of George Floyd, an African-American, by a white police officer, and on the resulting, understandable anger and frustration this has caused around the world.

• Animation raises awareness of emotional impact of type 2 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/animation-raises-awareness-of-emotional-impact-of-type-2-diabetes

  Michelle Hadjiconstantinou, a health researcher from the Leicester Diabetes Centre, has created a whiteboard animation for World Diabetes Day (14 November) to bring awareness of the emotional impact that comes with living with type 2 diabetes.

• Leicester scientist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-scientist-wins-prestigious-royal-society-of-chemistry-award

  A researcher from the University's College of Medicine has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Toxicology Award for 2017.

• Leicester alumnus listed as one of the 10 Faces to Watch in 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-alumnus-listed-as-one-of-10-faces-to-watch-in-2015

  27 year-old musician Ben Webb (pictured), an alumnus of the University, has been listed as one of the Independent’s 10 Faces to Watch in 2015, which includes musicians, dancers, and stars of the stage and screen who their critics believe are “rising stars ready to take the...

• How fandom can be viewed as a form or substitute for religion

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/how-fandom-can-be-viewed-as-a-form-or-substitute-for-religion

  The extent to which mass following of popular culture – popular music stars, TV shows or football fandom – can act as a form of faith for followers is to be explored at an international conference hosted at Leicester between 28-30 July.

• Conference to examine the complex history of immigration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/conference-to-examine-immigrations-complex-history

  Immigration, its causes and its consequences, may be a contentious topic in the 21st century, but it is by no means a new phenomenon.

• Richard III interest in India

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-2013-interest-in-india

  News of the discovery and research into Richard III has been of global interest – but the University of Leicester news team were a little surprised to find a photo of a boy in India sporting a Richard III T-shirt.

• Leicester study to improve crop plants

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-study-to-improve-crop-plants

  Dr James Higgins (pictured) from the Department of Genetics has been awarded a New Investigator grant (£450,000) from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate meiotic adaptation to whole genome duplication.