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• AI-powered research tackles healthcare inequality for people with learning disabilities  

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/midland-report-ai-health-outcomes

  A new report by the Academy of Social Sciences has showcased research by the University of Leicester and led by Loughborough University on using artificial intelligence to tackle healthcare inequality.

• Viking figurines were ‘more than just jewellery’, and were used and handled in a variety of ways, including long-term curation, 'decapitation', and attached to Christian artefacts 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/viking-jewellery-mythology-silver-bronze

  Senior author Dr Christina Tsoraki, of the School of Heritage and Culture, University of Leicester adds, "By studying the wear of the 'valkyrie' pendants -- the valkyries being female mythological beings that would bring slain warriors from the battlefield to...

• University of Leicester appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/university-leicester-head-college-science-engineering

  The University is delighted to confirm the appointment of Professor Dirk Schaefer as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College for Science and Engineering from 1 August 2025.

• Major investment to establish an innovative research-community driven infrastructure for molecular biology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/digital-research

  Five years on from the COVID-19 pandemic, there remains a vital need for further research into preventing disease with the development of new drugs and technologies, so that people live longer and healthier lives

• Advancement Office opportunities for current students

  https://le.ac.uk/alumni/get-involved/current-students

  Opportunities for current University of Leicester students to work with the Advancement Office on initiatives intended to benefit students and engage our global community of alumni with the University.

• Tony Gershlick

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/tony-gershlick

  It is with deep sadness we announce that the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have lost a talented, dedicated and much loved colleague to COVID-19.

• Sage

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/biodiversity/food-growing/edible-campus/sage

  Sage and Grapefruit Body Scrub Using sage in beauty treatments has been shown to improve the appearance of your skin by promoting cell renewal, additionally sage has been know to help alleviate skin conditions such as eczema and athletes foot.

• Study aims to tackle overprescribing across England

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/medication-review

  A £2.4 million study led by the University of Leicester is underway to reduce the amount of unnecessary or inappropriate medications prescribed to older patients

• ispace and University of Leicester collaborate on lunar night survival technology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/ispace

  The University of Leicester and ispace have entered into an agreement to explore lunar night survivability utilizing Radioisotope Heater Units developed at Space Park Leicester

• Leicester scientists scouring skies for falling fireballs

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/fireball-camera

  A special camera to detect fireballs has been installed at Space Park Leicester to help recover meteorites when they fall to Earth from outer space.