University given £2.7 million towards kidney research

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Monday 8 May 2017 at 4:58pm

The University of Leicester has been given £2.7 million towards life-saving kidney research. Credit: ITV News Central

Video report by ITV News's Dani Crawshaw.

The University of Leicester has been given £2.7 million, the biggest ever single donation.

The money will be used to fund life-saving kidney research. It was donated by Columbian billionaire Jimmy Mayer, whose son suffers from kidney disease.