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Dr Claire Smith
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/claire-smith
Find out more about Dr Claire Smith, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. She is Lecturer in Child Health at University College London.
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Leicester academics argue sexualised drinks advertising undermines anti-rape campaigns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-academics-argue-sexualised-drinks-advertising-undermines-anti-rape-campaigns
Environments which incite narratives of loss of control and hypersexuality compromise the ability to counter sexual offending, research suggests.
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Research suggests being overweight protects heart surgery patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-suggests-being-overweight-protects-heart-surgery-patients
Overweight and obese patients are less likely to die in hospital after a heart operation than patients who are a normal weight, according to a study published in the journal Circulation and led by researchers from our University.
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Search for Asian Radio Recordings and Memories in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/search-for-asian-radio-recordings-and-memories-in-leicester
In the late 1970s and the 1980s two thirds of the Asian population in Leicester listened to the Six O’clock Show on BBC Radio Leicester.
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University of Leicester among the best in the UK for the accessibility of health services for students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/student-healthcare
A new study, conducted by ED treatment providers, UK Meds, has revealed that the University of Leicester is among the UK’s leading universities for the accessibility of healthcare services for students.
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Project to explore how survival of British hedgehogs is affected by changing climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/project-to-explore-how-survival-of-british-hedgehogs-is-affected-by-changing-climate
Researchers from our University will be exploring how the UK’s changing climate could be affecting the survival of British hedgehogs as part of a new project to protect endangered animal species.
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Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations
An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by our University has suggested.
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Useful contacts
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/useful-contacts
See our list of useful contacts across the University for you to get in touch with if you need them.
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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Pro Bono
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/careers/pro-bono
The Leicester Law School pro bono groups are an excellent way to prepare for a career in the legal profession. Find out more about the two strands of pro bono work of which you can be a part when you study with us.