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• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 4 10 June

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-4-10-june

  Professor Melanie Simms from the School of Management has discussed on The Conversation how the recent successes of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union should get us thinking about whether some of the tactics it has used could work in other sectors.

• Genetics study to improve prediction of heart disease recruits 20000th participant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/genetics-study-to-improve-prediction-of-heart-disease-recruits-20-000th-participant

  A team of researchers from our University and NIHR Leicester Cardiovascular Biomedical Research Unit (LCBRU) in conjunction with colleagues from Primary Care and Leicester and Leicestershire CCGs have recruited their 20,000th participant to a landmark genetics study.

• Leicester artist to reveal new animal bone artwork

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-artist-to-reveal-new-animal-bone-artwork

  A distinctive bone-themed exhibition named ‘The Reliquary Project’, conceptualised and created by Leicester artist Jo Dacombe, will be unveiled at a free preview evening at the Attenborough Arts Centre from 5.30pm to 8pm on Friday 6 May.

• Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime

  A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.

• Leicester academic curates major art exhibition in Rome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academic-curates-major-art-exhibition-in-rome

  A University of Leicester academic has curated a major art exhibition currently being shown at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Professor David Ekserdjian, from the University of Leicester’s Department of History of Art and Film, curated “Correggio e Parmigianino.

• Geographer to receive national award for promoting diversity in teaching

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/geographer-to-receive-national-award-for-promoting-diversity-in-teaching

  The efforts of Dr Margaret Byron (pictured) from the Department of Geography to bring the subjects of race and diversity into geography education have been recognised by a prestigious professional body.

• Diabetes professors support ban on junk food adverts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/diabetes-professors-support-ban-on-junk-food-adverts

  Junk food advertising aimed at children has “no place in a fit and proper society”, according to a leading diabetes expert in light of a further clampdown.

• Centre offers organisations a route to sustainable success

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/centre-organisations-sustainable-success

  The University of Leicester has assembled a team of experts devoted to helping organisations become more sustainable.

• Innovative Leicester centre spearheads international initiative

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/empathy-network

  An international network which is driving forward empathic healthcare across the world has staged its first ever meeting in Leicester

• Postgraduate

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/distance-learning/postgraduate

  Our distance learning MA (Master of Arts) courses are postgraduate-level courses, completely equivalent to studying with us on campus.