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• Virtual exhibition finds students ‘more determined than ever’ as lockdown ends

  Date: 1 Dec 2020

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Doctoral College is set to reveal a selection of striking images in a virtual photography exhibition capturing the...

• Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises

  Date: 19 Nov 2020

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  A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, could help combat the...

• Leicester professor helps combat worldwide diabetes-related chronic kidney disease

  Date: 10 Nov 2020

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  A Â鶹ÊÓƵ-based Professor has helped draft guidelines that will help improve global outcomes for a diabetes-related complication.

• Human intelligence just got less mysterious, according to Leicester University’s neuroscientists

  Date: 5 Nov 2020

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  Neuroscience experts from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion,...

• Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history

  Date: 4 Nov 2020

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  A new study co-authored by three professors at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the...

• Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription

  Date: 2 Nov 2020

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  A new study has demonstrated that using  the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can...

• Pterosaurs undergo dental examination to reveal clues about diets and lifestyles

  Date: 28 Oct 2020

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  Microscopic analysis of the teeth of pterosaurs has revealed new insights into the diets and behaviours of Earth’s earliest flying reptiles.

• Research starts into ‘Kitemark’ for Autonomous Vehicles

  Date: 26 Oct 2020

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  A grant of three million pounds has been awarded to a consortium led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ to spearhead work ensuring that autonomous...

• New understanding of ‘sociable’ slug behaviour calls for better pesticide targeting

  Date: 21 Oct 2020

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  Experts from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have been hot on the slime trail of the grey field slug population thanks to innovative technology that...

• Professor Mick Peake awarded OBE

  Date: 10 Oct 2020

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  Professor Michael (Mick) Peake has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to medicine.