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• Research reveals health inequalities for Black and South Asian women following gestational diabetes diagnosis

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/gestational-diabetes

  Black and South Asian women are up to three times more likely to develop certain long-term health conditions following a diagnosis of gestational diabetes than White women, new research presented at Diabetes UK Professional Conference 2022 has found.

• Heart professor stars in BBC documentary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/heart-professor-stars-in-bbc-documentary

  A leading Leicester professor is to appear in a BBC documentary after finding a link between red meat and heart disease. Professor Toru Suzuki (pictured) from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences was asked to conduct an experiment looking at how steak affects the body.

• Event to explore secrets of the dark web

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/event-to-explore-secrets-of-the-dark-web

  Secrets of the elusive and mysterious ‘Dark Web’ and the national strategic response to it will be revealed at a free public event at our University on Thursday 16 February.

• Preview four new exhibitions at Attenborough Arts Centre

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/preview-four-new-exhibitions-at-attenborough-arts-centre

  The University’s Attenborough Arts Centre will be hosting four exhibitions by local and international artists, in their new award winning gallery spaces at a free preview evening on Friday 6 May.

• Moles hate eating sand, Leicester research reveals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/moles

  Anyone who has had their day at the beach ruined by the sound and sensation of biting into a sandy sandwich can look to the humble mole for ways of avoiding this unpleasant experience over the summer.

• MA placement 2017 – Charlotte Daynton

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/09/06/special-collections-ma-placement-charlotte-daynton/

  A blog post describing my time and placement within special collections and talking about the learning resource that I have completed.

• New Athena SWAN awards for University of Leicester recognise continued commitment to gender equality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/25-new-athena-swan-awards

  First institutional Athena SWAN Silver Award and two new departmental Bronze awards for Leicester

• £8.4m for new COVID-19 research

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/covid-phosp

  PHOSP-COVID is the first UK wide study to assess the health impacts of COVID-19 on patients and their rehabilitation.

• Cleaning up the oil industry

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cleaning-oil-industry

  Crude oil spills are one of the worst environmental disasters. Professor Hongbiao Dong explains the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, and how new welding techniques are reducing pipeline failure rates.

• Leicester academic to provide legal and ethical advice on museum closures in sector

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-academic-to-provide-legal-and-ethical-advice-on-museum-closures-in-sector

  An academic from our School of Law will be providing ethical and legal advice on museum closures as part of a working group set up to draft guidance for museum staff and governing bodies.