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• University investment in research talent at the cutting edge of science

  Date: 23 Mar 2017

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  Fresh investment into postgraduate research at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ will nurture a cohort of scientists with expert knowledge and advanced...

• Expert opinions cover the British Empire air pollution the CIA and how society sleeps

  Date: 14 Mar 2017

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  Dr Stan Neal from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for The Conversation about how the British...

• Research reveals air pollution can alter the effectiveness of antibiotics and increases the potential of disease

  Date: 2 Mar 2017

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  Researchers from the University have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air...

• Leicester scientists take their research to Parliament

  Date: 27 Feb 2017

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  Chemistry students at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ will be attending Parliament to present their chemistry research to a range of politicians and a...

• Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism

  Date: 28 Nov 2016

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  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes...

• University and local food and drink businesses to visit House of Commons

  Date: 11 Oct 2016

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  Our University and ten local food and drinks companies will be accompanying the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) to the...

• New way of screening toxic chemicals mimics mammal senses

  Date: 10 Oct 2016

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  Researchers from our University have developed a new approach for analysing toxic chemicals in complex samples that mimics the way mammals smell...

• Academic develops method for synthesising more reliable drug alternative to antibodies

  Date: 15 Jun 2016

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  Professor Sergey Piletsky (pictured) from the Department of Chemistry has been instrumental in creating a new method to develop an alternative to...

• The Bulletin - Leicester geology students record biggest ever Vardyquake

  Date: 11 May 2016

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  In this episode of The Bulletin from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ News Centre: Hear how Leicester geology students discovered that fans at...

• Scientists identify way to sniff ripeness of fruit

  Date: 10 May 2016

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  For the first time, scientists have identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes.