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• Alumnus surpasses 100000 target for cancer research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/alumnus-surpasses-ps100-000-target-for-cancer-research

  At the time of writing, Dr Mark Sims (pictured), who graduated from the University in 2013 with a Medicine MBChB, has raised a staggering £109,192 for Cancer Research UK through his JustGiving page.

• University recognises leading lights in education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/13-leics-live-awards

  Last night saw leading lights in the education sector rewarded for their important contributions at the LeicestershireLive Education Awards, sponsored by the University of Leicester. The University were headline sponsors of the annual event held at King Power Stadium.

• Expert opinions cover Premier League success management tactics and cultures uniting across the city

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-premier-league-success-management-tactics-and-cultures-uniting-across-the-city

  In an article for The Conversation this week John Williams from the Department of Sociology has discussed Leicester City Football Club's Premier League victory.

• Professor Henrietta O'Connor appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/15-henrietta-o-connor-new-pro-vc-head-of-college

  The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that Professor Henrietta O'Connor has been appointed to the role leading the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.

• Leicester PhD student publishes book on traditional British ballads

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-phd-student-publishes-book-on-traditional-british-ballads

  PhD student Kevan Manwaring from our School of Arts is publishing a new book based on his Creative Writing PhD research which will appeal to people passionate about folk music and storytelling.

• Substandard diabetes care letting people down

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/2018substandard2019-diabetes-care-letting-people-down

  Simple measures to improve diabetes care and pick up complications are being ignored leading to “substandard” treatment, a prominent diabetes GP and researcher has said.

• Researchers develop new genetic tool to identify people at risk of coronary heart disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/researchers-develop-new-genetic-tool-to-identify-people-at-risk-of-coronary-heart-disease

  A new genetic risk score that could help to identify individuals at risk of coronary heart disease (CHD) much earlier and potentially improve its prevention has been developed by a team including a University of Leicester Professor in research part-funded by the British Heart...

• Breakthrough study uncovers origin of plant sperm

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-breakthrough-study-origin-plant-sperm

  A large international team of researchers has uncovered the origin of an ancient genetic mechanism needed for plant fertility

• Discovery of new 430 million-year-old fossils challenges our understanding of ancient molluscs

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/punk-emo

  Study involving University of Leicester scientist examines ‘exceptionally preserved’ soft tissues in fossils

• Leicester SMILE space mission engineer excited about its launch

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/smile-space-mission-engineer

  Siddhant Sachdev has been interviewed by Engineering Magazine about the upcoming mission