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Medicine and biosciences
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/medicine-science-technology/medicine-biosciences
We collaborate with health professionals locally, nationally and internationally in our pursuit of excellence in biomedical research. We engage in a broad spectrum of biomedical science.
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Research helps frail older people in hospitals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/research-helps-frail-older-people-in-hospitals
Researchers led by Leicester have devised a ‘risk score’ which will be used to help frail older people have better support in hospital.
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Latest Professorial Inaugural Lectures explore cardiovascular research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/latest-professorial-inaugural-lectures-explore-cardiovascular-research
Academics from the University's Department of Cardiovascular Sciences will discuss their research in the latest Professorial Inaugural Lectures taking place on Tuesday 2 May.
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Report suggests delaying school entry for preterm babies may not be the answer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/report-suggests-delaying-school-entry-for-preterm-babies-may-not-be-the-answer
A new report launched today suggests that prematurely born babies are more likely to have learning difficulties at school age, and the risk increases the earlier they are born.
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South Asian Studies: Leicester and Immigration
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2026/03/03/south-asian-studies-leicester-and-immigration/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on March 3, 2026 BBC Radio Leicester programmes.
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University of Leicester research receives international recognition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/21-palaeobiology-professor-gabbott-secret-history-evolution
Sarah Gabbott Sarah Gabbott|Palaeobiology expert to appear on French TV programme.
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Transport
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/transport
Learn more about the collections about EMOHA in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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27000 project to preserve Leicesters postwar memories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/ps27-000-project-to-preserve-leicesters-post-war-memories
The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA), based in the Centre for Urban History at our University, has received £27,000 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) for a project that will record memories of the period 1945-1962 in Leicester and Leicestershire.
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Chilcot How the Iraq war has led to a rise in extremism and fatally undermined the European Union
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/chilcot-how-the-iraq-war-has-led-to-a-rise-in-extremism-and-2018fatally-undermined2019-the-european-union
The Iraq war still scars us today, leading to a rise in extremism and ‘fatally undermining’ the European Union, according to Dr Robert Dover (pictured) from the Department of Politics and International Relations.
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University of Leicester and Sporting Equals address lack of diversity in sports leadership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/leaderboard
A programme designed to support and prepare people from minority ethnic backgrounds for future governance and leadership roles in UK sport has completed its fourth year.