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• Leicester’s pharmacist prescribing programme is a national first

  Date: 28 Oct 2022

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  Employer demand has led to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ launching the UK’s first independent pharmacist prescribing programme.

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ awarded £10m for research into non-communicable diseases in India and Nepal

  Date: 26 Oct 2022

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  Funding to help improve the care outcomes of people living with multiple long-term health conditions or multimorbidity in India and Nepal

• Time of day matters for breast cancer treatment: new study

  Date: 18 Oct 2022

  /news/2022/october/chronoradiotherapy

  Risk of developing breast shrinkage (atrophy) after radiotherapy can be affected by the time of day the patient is treated and their genetics.

• Research shows higher rates of stillbirth and neonatal death for those living in deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and twin pregnancies

  Date: 13 Oct 2022

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  People living in the UK’s most deprived areas, minority ethnic groups and those with twin pregnancies all continue to experience higher rates of...

• £8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions

  Date: 10 Oct 2022

  /news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health

  New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ shortlisted for four Higher Education ‘Oscars’

  Date: 5 Sep 2022

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been nominated for four Times Higher Education Awards.

• All rise! Height-adjustable desks can reduce workplace sitting by over an hour a day

  Date: 19 Aug 2022

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  Researchers have developed a programme that, when paired with a height-adjustable desk, can reduce the time people spend sitting by over an hour.

• Leicester maths graduates awarded fellowships with National Institute for Health and Care Research

  Date: 15 Aug 2022

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  Two Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduates have been awarded fellowships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

• Health inequalities among ethnic groups have increased since pandemic, evidence shows

  Date: 11 Aug 2022

  /news/2022/august/diabetes-inequalities

  Existing health disparities amongst ethnic minorities with diabetes have worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study published in the...

• Trailblazing graduates set their sights on leadership roles in nursing and midwifery

  Date: 4 Aug 2022

  /news/2022/august/midwifery-and-nursing-cohort

  The future leaders in midwifery and nursing are set to be the first to graduate from trailblazing courses at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.