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• Â鶹ÊÓƵ researcher joins global push to prevent type 1 diabetes

  Date: 13 Feb 2024

  /news/2024/february/diabetes-funding

  Professor Claire Meek at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is leading a project that's receiving part of £1.5 million to help prevent type 1 diabetes.

• Exposure to aircraft noise linked to worse heart function

  Date: 8 Jan 2025

  /news/2025/january/aircraft-heart

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ researchers worked with UCL on analysis of heart imaging data from people who lived close to major airports in England.

• Openness in animal research among UK’s best

  Date: 23 May 2022

  /news/2022/may/leader-in-openness

  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has once again been named as one of the UK’s ‘Leaders in Openness’ by national body Understanding Animal Research.

• Pioneering research into rare cancer is making a difference

  Date: 10 Oct 2023

  /news/2023/october/fennell

  A professor who is ranked the highest in the world in his field is celebrating after receiving a prestigious award for his pioneering research...

• £8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions

  Date: 10 Oct 2022

  /news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health

  New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.

• Bioscience departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality

  Date: 6 Oct 2016

  /news/2016/october/bioscience-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality

  Our University has been further recognised for our commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education with the announcement that two of...

• Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences

  Date: 28 Oct 2015

  /news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences

  700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding...

• Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows

  Date: 13 Jul 2023

  /news/2023/july/big-bang

  A team of scientists led by researchers from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression...

• Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton

  Date: 25 Oct 2023

  /news/2023/october/fossils-plankton

  Microfossils discovered by Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientist date back half a billion years.

• Leicester strikes partnership with biotech experts Isogenica to develop personalised cancer treatments

  Date: 31 Jul 2023

  /news/2023/july/ktp

  Patients could benefit from bespoke cancer-fighting treatments with fewer side effects thanks to a new partnership between a biotech company and a...