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• The miniature car created by a group of students that could change the future of driverless cars

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/the-miniature-car-created-by-a-group-of-students-that-could-change-the-future-of-driverless-cars

  A group of final year Engineering students, supervised by Dr Alistair McEwan, have developed a miniature autonomous drive-by-wire vehicle which will provide knowledge that could speed up the development of driverless cars.

• How can I start making change?

  https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-projects/learning-environment/inclusive-curriculum-toolkit/making-change

  Part of Leicester Medical School's Racial Inclusion in the Curriculum Toolkit; questions that allow educators to reflect on changes they could make

• Contextual offers

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/admissions/after-applying/undergraduates/your-offer/contextual

  With our commitment to equal opportunities, a contextual offer means that Leicester will take into consideration contextual data in your application to fully understand your academic potential.

• Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/tracking-a-solar-eruption-through-the-solar-system

  Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event.

• Book Trade Networks

  https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/book-trade-networks

  The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Book Trade Network project.

• Pioneering study identifies over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/thyroid

  A new study has identified over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels, shedding light on the causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism (underactive and overactive thyroid).

• Cutting corners results in rare genetic diseases being undiagnosed, say scientists

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/genetic-diseases

  Inaccurate naming of genetic diseases is resulting in some rare genetic diseases needlessly being undiagnosed, scientists from the University of Leicester warn

• Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in the UK are undiagnosed

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/gestational-diabetes

  Research investigating testing methods for gestational diabetes suggests that over half of pregnant women with the condition are not being diagnosed with the current NHS blood test process, leading to unnecessary complications for mother and baby.

• Josh creates Mission Bake showstopper to mark the 55th anniversary of moon landing

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/apollo

  In a spectacular fusion of culinary art and space exploration, Great British Bake Off star Josh Smalley has teamed up with the National Space Centre in Leicester to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the historic Apollo 11 moon landing.

• ‘Urgent help’ is required to drive down COVID-19 death rates among ethnic minority communities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/covid-19-among-ethnic-minorities

  The disproportionate rates of COVID-19 related deaths among people from ethnic minorities is ‘alarming’ and requires ‘urgent attention’ researchers have said.