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• New portable DNA toolkit targets global illegal wildlife trade

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/illegal-wildlife-trade-toolkit-dna-test-leicester

  Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a portable, rapid DNA test to identify illegal wildlife products on the spot.

• Digital self-management app for people with Chronic Kidney Disease improves knowledge, skills, and confidence in looking after own health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/chronic-kidney

  Researchers from the University of Leicester have developed a web-based app to provide patients living with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) information and guidance on how best to look after themselves

• New AI tool helps doctors treat cancer patients after heart attack

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ai-cancer-patients-heart-attack-leicester

  University of Leicester researchers have pioneered a new tool to determine the risk of secondary heart attacks in cancer patients using Artificial Intelligence

• More training required to ensure patients with Type 2 Diabetes benefit from glucose monitoring technology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/diabetes-glucose-monitoring

  New research shows that Type 2 diabetic patients benefit from continuous glucose monitoring technology (CGM) to improve their care but do not receive this due to lack of training

• Leicester cancer researchers recognised for exceptional contribution

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/cancer-researchers

  Two researchers from the University of Leicester have been recognised by the Royal College of Radiologists for their ‘exceptional contribution’ to the field of cancer research.

• Brexit and the EU Referendum

  https://le.ac.uk/brexit

  We realise that the process of the UK’s exit from the European Union (Brexit) represents considerable uncertainty for our students, staff and external partners. In many cases this can extend to individuals' professional and personal lives.

• Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-fossils-vertebrates-four-eyes

  Study by international team of researchers, including a University of Leicester palaeontologist, examines exquisitely preserved fossils from the Cambrian period

• MA International Education Dissertation

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ed7320

  Module code: ED7320 Your dissertation is an exciting opportunity for you to carry out and present a small scale empirical study on a selected topic/issue of your choice.

• Modern Britain: c1700-Present

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/hs1013

  Module code: HS1013 Throughout this module you’ll untangle key controversies in British history, and look at how and why we came to view these events in this way.

• Screen Gothic

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ha3464

  Module code: HA3464 This module examines the nature, appeal and significance of varieties of the Gothic on the screen, from the Gothic horror film of the 1930s to post-millennial Gothic style.