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• New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease

  Date: 25 Apr 2016

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  New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of...

• Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers

  Date: 9 Mar 2016

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  Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.

• Study reveals how thirsty trees pull water to their canopies

  Date: 20 Jan 2016

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  A scientific mystery about how trees pull water from the ground to their top branches has been solved by an international team of researchers led...

• Higher Education predictions for 2016

  Date: 6 Jan 2016

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  What does 2016 have in store for higher education? That’s the question the Times Higher Education posed...

• Leicester partners with leading food manufacturer to drive innovation

  Date: 6 Jan 2016

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  A leading British food manufacturer is harnessing the expertise of Leicester scientists to bring innovation and academic insight into its...

• Energy research at our University set to accelerate following 180M investment

  Date: 25 Nov 2015

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  Our University is set to play a crucial role in the next step towards the transformation of the UK’s energy sector after the Government confirmed...

• Department of Chemistry strengthens links with collaborators in China

  Date: 25 Nov 2015

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  Links between our University and a university in China have been strengthened with a new agreement to encourage the exchange of students and...

• Air pollution to become worlds leading cause of premature death by 2050

  Date: 23 Nov 2015

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  Leading experts will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world’s top environmental cause of...

• Oxford Professor to discuss the role of science in human existence

  Date: 13 Nov 2015

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  An Oxford Professor is returning to his alma mater to discuss the great questions of what it means to exist and how science can shed light on the...

• NERC invests 8m into lowcarbon technology research

  Date: 10 Nov 2015

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  NERC is investing just over £8m in research to ensure we have access to elements needed to develop a variety of low-carbon technologies.