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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
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Blood clots during COVID-19 may be a cause of ongoing cognitive problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/brain-fog
High levels of two proteins at the time of COVID-19 have been found in patients who later experienced cognitive problems, including ‘brain fog’, giving a major clue as to one cause of their symptoms: blood clots
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Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester for its second year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/festival-of-media-stories-returns-leicester-film
The Festival of Media Stories returns to Leicester on Friday, 7 November, celebrating and nurturing media talent across the East Midlands.
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The Appeal of Hybrid Working
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/10/16/the-appeal-of-hybrid-working/
Homeworking’s contradictory nature means in its pure form it can never be a perfect answer, but this means that hybrid working has the potential to be an alternative imperfectly perfect working arrangement.
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Parents and researchers share insights at University of Leicester for World Prematurity Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/prematurity-day
University of Leicester invites parents, teachers and professionals to ‘The educational needs of children born preterm’ on Thursday 17 November.
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Increasing the Retirement Age won’t solve the Pensions Crisis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/12/05/increasing-the-pension-age-wont-solve-the-pensions-crisis/
Posted by in School of Business Blog on December 5, 2013 Jo Grady, Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations at the School, responds to George Osbourne’s Autumn Statement, particularly on its proposal to increase the retirement age to 70. Speaking on LBC 97.
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Financial Sustainability and Climate Change
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/financial-sustainability-and-climate-change
The need to strengthen financial markets, make them more resilient to challenges resulting from climate change and able to support green transformation requires in-depth research.
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BSc or MGeol?
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/bsc-mgeol
Alongside the flexibility to change between the different degree programmes we also ensure that it is possible to transfer between the three-year (BSc) and the four-year (MGeol) degree, such that you can graduate with the qualification most appropriate for your future career.
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Dynamic DNA
https://le.ac.uk/engagement/case-studies/csr/dynamic-dna
Every year GENIE (Genetics Education Networking for Innovation and Excellence) runs a Dynamic DNA outreach event for year nine pupils from local schools.
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Leading historians to showcase cutting-edge research into anti-Semitic terror in Nazi Germany
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leading-historians-to-showcase-cutting-edge-research-into-anti-semitic-terror-in-nazi-germany
Leading historians will be discussing their cutting-edge research into anti-Semitic terror in Nazi Germany at a free public lecture on Tuesday 25 October.