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Migrant status compounds inequality for ethnic minority NHS staff, new study finds

Ethnic minority healthcare workers who are also born overseas face a double disadvantage due to the combined effects of ethnicity and migrant status, according to new research published in JRSM …

Exploring Innovation in Digital Interventions for MLTCs: Leicester hosts national research event

“Digital interventions may have unique complexities, meaning we can apply much of what we already know about evaluation and reporting, rather than reinventing the wheel.”

Celebrating our NIHR Impact Prizes winners!

We are delighted to announce that two NIHR Leicester BRC researchers have been recognised at the NIHR Impact Prizes 2025. These prestigious awards recognise research that has transformed lives and …

New funding will extend use of pioneering genetic tool developed by Leicester researchers

Through collaboration with Finnish pharmaceutical company, Orion Pharma, NIHR Leicester BRC researchers have secured additional funding to widen the use of their powerful tech tool DeepPheWAS to improve our understanding …

Professor Melanie Davies

BRC Director chosen to receive international outstanding achievement award

We are incredibly proud to announce that the Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC, Professor Melanie Davies CBE, has been chosen to receive a 2025 National Scientific and Health Care …

Professor Jacqui Shaw, Dr Esther Moss and Dr Natalie Darko and

Ground breaking research aims to make advances into gynaecological cancer diagnosis

NIHR Leicester BRC researchers are hoping to make ground-breaking advances into diagnosing a rare gynaecological cancer thanks to new funding.

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‘Pivotal’ study finds benefits of reduced calorie diet for pregnant women with gestational diabetes 

New research has found that following a reduced calorie diet during the third trimester of pregnancy is safe and beneficial for pregnant women with a body mass index (BMI) of …

Spotlight on future of women’s research at BRC Event

It was great to see so many experts from the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester gathering to talk about the future of women’s health …

Pioneering treatment for Leicester heart patients has been adopted by other NHS sites

A virtual ward to safely treat atrial fibrillation patients in Leicester is now being implemented across hospitals elsewhere in the country.

Sandra Tomlinson

Study transforming diabetes care with culturally tailored support for African and Caribbean communities

A healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in London is now seeking volunteers to test …

A group of pregnant women

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

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 …

David Clayton, André Ng, Rachel Hobson, Sarah Anthony.

PPI Group shapes the future of Leicester life-saving device

A group of patients gathered recently to talk to researchers about an innovative new medical device called LifeMap being developed at the NIHR Leicester BRC.

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The NIHR Leicester BRC is part of the NIHR and hosted by the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust in partnership with the University of Leicester,  Loughborough University and the University Hospitals of the Northamptonshire NHS Group.

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