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Midlands4Cities
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees/midlands4cities
The department of English at Leicester invites applications from students/scholars whose research interests connect with our multiple fields of expertise in: English Language and Literature Victorian Studies American Studies Creative Writing See our...
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‘Pivotal’ study finds benefits of reduced calorie diet for pregnant women with gestational diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/reduced-calorie-diet-pregnant-women-gestational-diabetes
New research from the University of Leicester has found following a reduced calorie diet during the third trimester of pregnancy is safe and beneficial for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of over 25 kg/m2 who have gestational diabetes.
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Leicester Medical School celebrates its first half-century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/medical-school-anniversary-50-years-leicester
A medical school which has produced more than 7,000 doctors celebrated its 50th anniversary with a landmark celebration event in Leicester.
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Stephanie Bowry
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/stephanie-bowry
Museum Studies PhD graduate Stephanie Bowry discusses her three-year Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, which investigates the spatial, conceptual and experimental relationships between gardens and galleries in England from 1500-1750.
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Dr Prashant Kidambi's cricket book makes 'Best of Year' list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-cricket-book
Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate Professor in Colonial Urban History, has made it into the Financial Times Sports Books of the Year list with his book Cricket Country: An Indian Odyssey in the Age of Empire which tells the story of the first ‘All-India’ cricket team to go...
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Exposure to aircraft noise linked to worse heart function
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/aircraft-heart
University of Leicester researchers worked with UCL on analysis of heart imaging data from people who lived close to major airports in England.
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University of Leicester diabetes professors named among nation’s lifesavers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/16-nations-lifesavers
Identifying and preventing diabetes 1b6DMuqdN1c|Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Melanie Davies CBE featured in national campaign.
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Leicester graduate launches space career with NASA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/nasa-fellowship
A University of Leicester graduate has described the ‘dream’ of finding out he’d landed a prestigious research position with NASA.
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University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events
The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.