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Study on dopamine neurons could improve mobility and neurological disorder research
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A research team from the Department of Biology has discovered for the first time both when and why the particular cells in the brain that affect...
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Leicester makes top 20 for UK global health research
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Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and Medsin-UK has launched the first UK University Global Health Research League Table in the...
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University ventures out to highlight business expertise
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The University will be one of the key partners to sponsor and exhibit at Venturefest East Midlands 2015 – an ambitious new business and networking...
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Free online course provides insights into Richard III reinterment
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From Medieval cuisine to the War of the Roses, the third run of the free popular ‘England in the Time of King Richard III’ online course, which...
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Leicester professor judges space travel competition
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Professor Alan Wells, Emeritus Professor and Founding Director of the University’s Space Research Centre is playing a lead role in a global...
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University launches new unit for eye-opening research
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The University has recently launched the Ulverscroft Eye Unit to further advancements in ophthalmology research.
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Device found to lower blood pressure
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A revolutionary device has been shown to significantly lower blood pressure among patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure, compared to...
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Local students begin to take their LEAP into University
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On Wednesday 21 January, the University welcomed 40 local school and college students onto campus to begin to take their LEAP into University at...
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University honours distinguished figures in the arts
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An award-winning theatrical actor and the former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, widely regarded as the accepted authority on the...
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Beneath the feathers how bones reveal the beauty of bird anatomy
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Thought-provoking illustrations showing how the bones of over 200 species of bird are constructed will be shown at the University as part of a new...