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• Generous gift will help fight vascular disease and prevent limb amputations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ps5-15-million-gift-to-university-of-leicester-and-leicester2019s-hospitals-will-help-fight-vascular-disease-and-prevent-limb-amputations

  Our University and Leicester’s Hospitals have received a generous gift of £5.15 million by fashion retailer George Davies – the largest from an individual in the University’s history - to give hope to patients who face losing a leg because of poor circulation.

• Research shows female fish judge males on DIY skills

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-shows-female-fish-judge-males-on-diy-skills

  Female fish judge males based on their ability to design nests best suited for the conditions of their environment, according to a new study by researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.

• RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.

• Pro Bono

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/pro-bono

  The Pro Bono Society at the University of Leicester offers law students the opportunity to apply their legal knowledge in a rewarding and charitable environment to a range of projects. The students gain valuable experience while also helping the community.

• Information for Employers

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/apprenticeships/employers

  Degree apprenticeships help organisations offer cost-effective ways to develop the workforce, develop and attract talent into the organisation for sustainable growth.

• Leicester signs up to the Turing University Network

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/turing

  The University of Leicester’s research in the areas of data science and artificial intelligence has been given a boost by the news it has become one of 29 new members of the Alan Turing Institute’s university network.

• School children invited to take part in Leicester’s COP28 celebration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/cop28-poster-competition

  Space Park Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation are inviting school children to send in their pictures, posters and infographics about climate change.

• Leicester in the running for hat-trick of student-centered awards

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/leicester-in-the-running-for-hat-trick-of-student-centered-awards

  The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in three prestigious award categories based on student opinion.

• Over 16000 raised for charities through RAG

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/over-ps16-000-raised-for-charities-through-rag

  RAG (Raising and Giving) and Wellbeing Week returned with a bang last week. The campus ran, jumped, laughed and sang from 26 February to 2 March, all in aid of raising money for good causes. RAG this academic year so far has seen an astonishing £13,096.