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Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards
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Last night staff from across the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the...
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Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world
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A neuroscientist at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains.
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Introducing… the Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia
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Breakthrough power source scoops Engineer Award
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Congratulations to Professor Richard Ambrosi and colleagues in our School of Physics and Astronomy who have won the ‘Aerospace, Defence and...
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Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research
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Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide.
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Risk calculator helps GPs predict which kidney disease patients need hospital care
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A new study has discovered a way to help GPs predict which people with kidney disease are more likely to go on to develop kidney failure and need...
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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
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A collaborative study involving scientists from the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of...
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Leicester doctor awarded grant to reduce risks of heart attacks and strokes
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A vascular surgeon from Leicester’s Hospitals has been awarded a four-year grant worth over £1 million from the National Institute for Health...
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Clinical trial looks at new ways to treat people living with severe aortic stenosis
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New research at the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could change the way people living with a debilitating...
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Mollusc invaders in the Thames – a mark of the Anthropocene
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In the last few decades, the life of London’s River Thames has been transformed.