Leicester professors listed in global top ten

Two professors from Leicester have been named in a list of the top ten diabetes experts in the world.

Professors Kamlesh Khunti and Melanie Davies were recognised among the global elite in their field for their contributions to research into Type 2 diabetes and the resulting advances in care.

The list was published at the annual meeting of the American Diabetes Association meeting in Boston last week.

It was compiled by Expertscape using a formula based on nearly 100,000 articles published since 2005.

They are both based at Leicester Diabetes Centre, an international centre of excellence in diabetes research, education and innovation, based at Leicester General Hospital.

Professor Khunti said: “This was a real surprise to us but we are absolutely honoured to be recognised in this list of some of the top researchers in the world. This is recognition of the work being conducted by our Leicester Diabetes Team from the University of Leicester over the past 15 years.”

Professor Davies said: “This is great news for Leicester and recognises the impact that our research on diabetes is having internationally.”

The Leicester Diabetes Centre is a partnership between the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and the University of Leicester.