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• Landmark genetic study sheds new light on how the eye develops its sharpest vision

  Date: 18 Sep 2025

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  Combining artificial intelligence and genetics has allowed researchers in Leicester to study the part of the eye that gives us sharp central...

• Fold-out solar blankets to power satellites receives £1 million boost

  Date: 2 May 2025

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  A new concept for a solar blanket to power satellites that can be folded away will be developed with engineering expertise from the University of...

• Multi-million-pound investment in a regional cryo-electron microscope facility at our University

  Date: 18 Jul 2017

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  Our University has led a successful bid, in partnership with the Universities of Warwick, Nottingham and Birmingham to establish a...

• Expert opinions cover conspiracy theories James Bond Brexit and muscle disease

  Date: 14 Jun 2016

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  Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management has written an article for The Conversation discussing private meetings and conspiracy theories.

• The sweet art of decorating: Bake-off stars delight Â鶹ÊÓƵ staff with cake artistry

  Date: 9 Aug 2024

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  15 lucky colleagues attended a biscuit decorating masterclass hosted by three Great British Bake Off contestants

• Ptero Firma: footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground

  Date: 1 May 2025

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  Study led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ links fossilised flying reptile tracks to animals that made them, revealing a 160-million-year-old...

• Leicester’s Titan Krios Cryo-electron microscope helps in groundbreaking discovery

  Date: 21 Mar 2019

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  The Titan Krios Cryo-electron microscope, based at the Leicester Institute of Structural and Chemical Biology, has provided a significant part of...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ joins TechxFest in inspiring 100s of children to explore the world of technical careers

  Date: 11 Oct 2023

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  Technical staff from Space Park Leicester and the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology attended the UK’s first event dedicated to showcasing...

• Professorial Inaugural Lecture Series for spring 2017 announced

  Date: 11 May 2017

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  The University's Professorial Inaugural Lecture Series, which allow all new professors the opportunity to share their cutting-edge research with...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ Bake Off star to join Vice-Chancellor at UK technicians conference

  Date: 22 May 2025

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Great British Bake Off finalist will join the institution’s Vice-Chancellor at the UK’s largest conference for...