A researcher from Leicester has been awarded the Graham Bull Prize from the Royal College of Physicians, after he was amongst the first scientists and doctors to highlight the differing impact of COVID-19 on ethnic groups. Read More
Professor Sir Nilesh Samani awarded European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal
Sir Nilesh Samani, Professor of Cardiology at the University of Leicester, Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at University Hospitals of Leicester, and Medical Director of the British Heart Foundation, has been awarded the prestigious European Society of Cardiology Gold Medal in recognition of his contribution to cardiovascular medicine and research.Read More
Leicester Professor honoured with prestigious cardiovascular award
Professor Sir Nilesh Samani, Professor of Cardiology at the University and Honorary Consultant Cardiologist at Glenfield has been awarded the Mackenzie Medal of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS).Read More
Local doctor and researcher listed in Forbes ‘30 under 30’
An infectious diseases doctor at Leicester’s Hospitals has been listed as one of Forbes’ ‘30 under 30’ in Europe in the field of Science and Healthcare.
Leicester nurse turned researcher takes ‘paper of the year’ title in top cardiology journal for work on patients with heart failure
A nurse researcher who was the lead author of a paper into the risk factors of heart failure has learnt that the paper has been named ‘2020 Paper of the Year’ by the prestigious journal, Circulation: Heart Failure.Read More
Leicester researcher wins multiple awards for work on heart function in diabetes
A clinical researcher at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University – has won the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Early Career Investigator Award, and first prize at the British Society of Heart Failure (BSH) Early Career Investigator Competition.