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• Leicester academic speaks at UCLA symposium on race and human rights

  Date: 13 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-symposium-ucla-race-human-rights

  The University of Leicester was represented by Dr Vidya Kumar, Associate Professor of Law at Leicester Law School, at a symposium titled ‘Critical...

• Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from waste

  Date: 8 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-pyropower-nigeria-electricity-waste

  An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with PyroGenesys Ltd.

• UK to tackle danger of the solar wind and find new Earth-like planets

  Date: 8 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-solar-wind-smile-plato

  New national space funding worth £7 million will ensure UK scientists play a leading role in a new space weather mission, the Science Minister...

• Leicester’s cutting-edge research and innovation delights Minister

  Date: 8 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-research-and-innovation-minister-visit

  Minister Chris Skidmore MP was in Leicester today (Friday 8 March) at the start of British Science Week, visiting the University of Leicester to...

• Mayor of Oadby and Wigston views world-class research at University of Leicester

  Date: 7 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/07-oadby-wigston-mayoral-visit

  The Mayor of Oadby and Wigston, Councillor David Carter, accompanied by his consort, Mrs Janet Carter, viewed first-hand the world-class research...

• Using smart bombs to kill old cells

  Date: 6 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-nanotechnology-killing-old-cells

  A new nanotechnology developed at the University of Leicester could lead to people living longer.

• Actiphage blood test enters human TB trials

  Date: 6 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-tuberculosis-blood-test-trial

  A new blood test for tuberculosis (TB) could, for the first time, enable screening of patients at an early stage of infection.

• University of Leicester receives share of £34m BHF investment to help safeguard UK’s world-class research status

  Date: 5 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-british-heart-foundation-funding-research

  Funding will focus on strengthening research into precision medicine.

• Immersive exhibition sheds new light on Calke Abbey’s ‘isolated’ family and gets people talking about loneliness and isolation

  Date: 1 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/01-calke-abbey

  ©National Trust / Rod Kirkpatrick Researchers from the University’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, working with the National Trust to...

• New clues about why non-smokers, as well as smokers, develop chronic lung disease revealed

  Date: 25 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/25-copd

  Researchers reveal findings that explain why some people who have never smoked develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.