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Nuclear expert sheds light on ‘War Factories’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/war-factories
A nuclear expert from the University of Leicester has featured on a new UKTV documentary covering the industry of conflict. Andrew Futter is a Professor of International Politics and a leading academic in the politics of nuclear weapons.
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Students and staff express their delight at meeting The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/29-student-staff-delight-meeting-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge
Students discuss their experiences of meeting Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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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.
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University of Leicester researchers take part in parliamentary roundtable on NHS staff retention
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/parliamentary-roundtable-nhs-staff-retention
Professor Manish Pareek from the University of Leicester joins panel to share evidence to inform local and national policy
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Richard Courtney
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/rac16/
Lecturer in Employment Studies
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Rachel Tunstall
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/rachel_tunstall/
Working within the Leicester Learning Institute, Rachel has particular responsibility for the design and development of MOOCs (massive open online courses). She provides technical support and expertise in using learning technology to enhance course delivery.
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Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Leicester launch a best‑practice model for domestic abuse support in mental health services
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/dreams-mental-health-domestic-abuse
Domestic abuse affects millions of people every year, leaving lasting impacts on a person’s physical and mental health. Survivors of domestic abuse often experience depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and other serious mental health conditions.
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Screening of Type 2 diabetes needs reviewing research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/screening-of-type-2-diabetes-needs-reviewing-researchers-suggest
The process for screening for Type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs “careful re-evaluation”, according to the first study on the effectiveness of testing methods which has been led by the Diabetes Research Centre.
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Multi-million-pound investment in a regional cryo-electron microscope facility at our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/multi-million-pound-investment-in-a-regional-cryo-electron-microscope-facility-at-our-university
Our University has led a successful bid, in partnership with the Universities of Warwick, Nottingham and Birmingham to establish a state-of-the-art Midlands regional cryo-electron microscopy (Cryo-EM) facility based at Leicester.
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Experts urge caution against overemphasis on type 2 diabetes remission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/diabetes-remission-patients-leicester
Current thinking around type 2 diabetes remission needs to be re-examined to improve patient outcomes, say researchers at the University of Leicester.