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New partnership between Leicester’s universities offers students chance to improve skills for less
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Graduates in Leicester will be able to take discounted further study at either of the city’s universities thanks to a new joint offer.
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Stem cell research to help fight brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta
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A study involving Professor Raymond Dalgleish (pictured) from the Department of Genetics is to be conducted for the first time involving the...
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Study creates first 3D vision of cancer target
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A team from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology has for the first time published a detailed description of a protein linked to many types...
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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
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Our University has once again teamed up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Monday 30 October which aims to recruit hundreds...
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Leicester receives world-class bioscience investment
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Our University has been awarded over £1.5million in order to advance knowledge and understanding in three key areas that impact on health.
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£3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research
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The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ,...
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New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA
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Leicester scientist involved in discovery of how a component of the cohesin ring binds DNA.
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Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.
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New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease
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New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of...
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Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture
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A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.