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• Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs

  In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.

• Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/fovea-genes

  An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies’ eyes.

• Blood vessel genes could be targets for heart disease drugs: new study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/blood-vessel-genes-heart-disease-drugs

  University of Leicester scientists analysed genes linked to cells forming our blood vessels that could be targets for drugs that tackle multiple vascular diseases

• Diabetes 'tidal wave' imminent for young people, says global expert

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/diabetes-tidal-wave-young-people-report-melanie-davies

  The increased time young people are spending on digital channels, such as TV subscription services and gaming, is creating a new culture of “sedentary children”, with a leading professor calling for urgent action to “change mindsets” on diabetes following the publication of a...

• Address misinformation and mistrust to help tackle COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in healthcare workers, study suggests

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/uk-reach-vaccine-hesitancy

  Addressing misinformation and mistrust, inclusive communication, involving healthcare workers in the vaccine rollout, and promoting vaccination through trusted networks could play an important role in helping to tackle vaccine hesitancy amongst healthcare workers from ethnic...

• Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/peatlands

  Postgraduate research at the University of Leicester is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining insights from NGOs, farmers, landowners, researchers, and policymakers

• University of Leicester extends leadership role in health and education in India

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/university-leicester-apollo-leadership-health-education-india

  The University of Leicester has built upon its leadership role in India by co-hosting the first-ever UK-India higher education summit for parents of students coming to study in the UK – and a pioneering health conference with strategic partner The Apollo Hospitals Group.

• Embedded Systems and Control Engineering MSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/embedded-systems-and-control-engineering-msc/2026

  In a rapidly evolving world driven by technological progress, embedded systems and control engineering stand at the forefront of innovation.

• Biomedical Engineering MSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/biomedical-engineering-msc/2026

  Transform lives through innovation. This degree blends engineering with life sciences to prepare you for developing technologies to improve health and wellbeing.

• Advanced Electrical and Electronic Engineering MSc

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/advanced-electrical-and-electronic-engineering-msc/2026

  Advance your learning and you’ll advance your electrical and electronic engineering job prospects. For a complex field, it’s a simple solution. You’ll cover everything from communications and signal processing through to control engineering.