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• Enhancing end of life care for BAME patients

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/17-end-of-life-care-study

  LOROS community volunteers 0|University works with local charity LOROS Hospice and Leicester’s Hospitals to better understand the care needs of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities LOROS Hospice, in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of...

• Newborns, migrants and the idea of home explored at University of Leicester lectures

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-doctoral-inaugural-lectures

  Doctoral Inaugural Lectures on 3 October discuss length of stay in neonatal care and home-making practices of migrants

• Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/wisdom-of-crowds

  A new study has demonstrated that using  the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can improve decisions about antibiotic prescribing and help combat rising levels of antibiotic resistance.

• Device and software development

  https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/projects/device-development

  We support the development of devices that assist in rapid and reliable diagnosis of diseases and conditions. A number of early stage projects have received pump prime funding (see below) to develop new devices.

• COPD care transformed through European consortium

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/copd-respiratory-framework-leicester-lancet

  A European consortium of researchers including the University of Leicester, has developed a new decision making framework for health professionals which they hope will transform the care of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD

• Information Hub at a glance

  https://le.ac.uk/library/information-hub/information-hub-at-a-glance

  Summary of the services provided by the Information Hub, David Wilson Library, University of Leicester.

• Internationally respected doctor and disability advocate to take part in empathic healthcare event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/disability-advocate-empathic-healthcare

  Respected Australian medical doctor, lawyer, researcher and disability advocate to take part in a ground-breaking course on empathic healthcare for clinicians and educators

• Applications

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/how-to-apply/applications

  See step-by-step guidance on how to apply for one of our postgraduate courses: choosing a course, gathering your documentation and completing our application form.

• Earth and Space Webinars

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/about/webinars

  Earth & Space Webinars given by experts from the Department of Physics & Astronomy. These are designed to be of interest to prospective students.

• Professional services staff

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/people/professional-services

  Browse our professional services staff in Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester and see their contact details.