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• New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot

  Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.

• Trailblazing graduates set their sights on leadership roles in nursing and midwifery

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/midwifery-and-nursing-cohort

  The future leaders in midwifery and nursing are set to be the first to graduate from trailblazing courses at the University of Leicester.

• Leicester’s league table rise shows students really dig their digs

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/uni-compare

  Satisfied students who are impressed with their accommodation are behind the University of Leicester’s dramatic rise in a national league table.

• University of Leicester to mark Holocaust Memorial Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/holocaust-memorial-day

  The University of Leicester and Leicester Museums and Galleries have teamed up to produce a programme of events for Holocaust Memorial Day.

• UK’s first and only research Centre dedicated to placing empathy at the heart of healthcare

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/stoneygate-director

  The incoming director of a major new research and teaching Centre has described the urgent need to place empathy at the heart of healthcare.

• Research aims to help patients with Type 1 diabetes to exercise safely

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/research-aims-to-help-patients-with-type-1-diabetes-to-exercise-safely

  People with Type 1 diabetes in the East Midlands are invited to test and develop an education programme on diet and exercise safety, which can be key to managing their blood glucose levels.

• Residential Workshop and Leicester Masterclass

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/alumni-newsletter/mba-edition-four-march-2023/residential-worksop-and-leicester-masterclass

  We are delighted to be able to welcome MBA alumni to our annual distance learning events.

• Vacation placements

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/careers/vacation-placements

  A number of our students have been fortunate enough to gain from vacation placements while at Leicester.

• Campus development

  https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development

  We are developing a new estate master plan to deliver a 21st century urban campus as the centrepiece of Leicester’s Educational Quarter. We want to support the delivery of world-class academic activity.

• PhD researchers tackle social isolation and loneliness in the city

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/19-wiscp-awareness-week

  Earlier this year, our Doctoral College was approached by the West Indian Senior Citizens Project (WISCP), asking if some of our doctoral and early career researchers would present their findings as part of the WISCP Awareness and Wellbeing Week.