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• Festive stories from Leicesters past

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/festive-christmas-stories-from-leicesters-past

  Christmas is coming and the geese are getting fat, so the popular rhyme goes - although for many it will be a plump turkey sitting upon the table during Christmas lunch.

• Study suggests seated upper body physical activity can reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes made worse by sitting

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-suggests-seated-upper-body-physical-activity-can-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-made-worse-by-sitting

  A new study conducted at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), including researchers from our University, has found that breaking up prolonged bouts of restful sitting with short, frequent bouts of simple seated arm exercises can benefit obese patients at high...

• Preventative meningitis vaccination programme run on campus for first time

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/preventative-meningitis-vaccination-programme-run-on-campus-for-first-time

  A preventative meningitis vaccine programme for new students is being offered at our University for the first time.

• Dr Ezio Rosato's projects

  https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees/phd-projects/rosato

  Browse the PhD projects offered for supervision by Dr Ezio Rosato in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.

• Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a £4 million boost

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/kidney-donation

  The Stoneygate Trust and the University of Leicester are providing significant funding to turbocharge a number of key kidney research initiatives by renal experts

• BBC drama novelist residency set to inspire English students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/kit-de-waal

  Kit also had a message for existing and potential English students at the University. She said: “I hope I’m an inspiration to anyone who feels they may not belong, may not have what it takes, may not fit in. You do, and at the University of Leicester, I hope we can show you how.

• University of Sanctuary

  https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/uni-of-sanctuary

  A University of Sanctuary is an institution that 'offers good practice in welcoming asylum seekers and refugees into the university community and fostering a culture of welcome and inclusion for all.'

• 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.

• 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.

• 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