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Top honours for nine influential individuals
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Influential individuals from the worlds of business, art, education, and more have received honorary degrees from the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.
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Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk
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A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of...
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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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Cutting-edge science to be enhanced with new talent
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A research institute at our University is significantly expanding through the recruitment of fresh new talent to accelerate the impact of its...
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2 million boost for Leicester scientists to tackle hardtotreat cancers
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Scientists in Leicester are set to benefit from almost £2 million to look into new ways to treat lung cancer and pancreatic cancer, two types of...
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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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Innovative pathology tests to help patients receive better treatment
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The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have made a joint award of £16m to develop...
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Researchers find alternative way to extract high purity silver from used solar panels
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A a new way of extracting valuable metals from end-of-life solar panels has been developed.
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Leicestershires three universities join forces to fight blood cancer
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The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, Loughborough University and De Montfort University have joined forces to create Leicestershire UNItes in...
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Calcium is key to age-related memory loss
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Research in our Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour is offering new clues into how and why cognitive functions such as memory and...