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Gene study provides AI insight into a leading cause of dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/gene-study-ai-dementia
Artificial intelligence expert at University of Leicester supports study of vascular smooth muscle, which are affected by NOTCH3, a gene known to...
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University of Leicester researcher awarded Academy of Medical Sciences funding to unlock secrets of cellular "antenna"
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/springboard-grant-ciliogenesis-leicester
The Academy of Medical Sciences has awarded a prestigious Springboard grant to Dr Robert Mahen at the University of Leicester to investigate...
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Researchers develop first practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare - and a course to teach them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/empathy-course-rules-leicester-patients
A new study by University of Leicester researchers offers the first-ever set of practical rules for empathic leadership in healthcare to address...
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Major funding secured for vital Attenborough Arts Centre refurbishment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/major-funding-secured-attenborough-arts-centre-refurbishment
Visitors to Leicester’s much-loved Attenborough Arts Centre are set to benefit from six-figure government funding to undertake crucial...
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Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions
A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...
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Advisory service supported almost 1,800 Leicestershire organisations in bid to be more sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/greenerfuture-leicestershire-organisations-sustainable
A year-long business advisory service run by the University of Leicester supported almost 1,800 organisations looking to become more sustainable.
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New blood test to detect endometrial (womb) cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/endometrial-cancer-leicester-blood-test
A pioneering new blood test to detect endometrial cancer has been developed by Gynaecological cancer experts at the University of Leicester and...
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Major investment planned for Students’ Union as O2 Academy era comes to an end
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/major-investment-students-union-o2-ends
The University of Leicester outlines plans to invest in the future of student spaces across the Percy Gee Building.
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NASA and ESA view Space Park Leicester’s ultra-clean mini-lab for space samples first-hand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/nasa-esa-space-park-leicester-ultra-clean-mini-lab
Delegation from NASA and the European Space Agency visited Space Park Leicester to see its Double Walled Isolator, an ultra-clean miniature...
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New funding underway for East Midlands research collaboration driving care innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/funding-east-midlands-research-care-innovation
A leading research organisation helping to transform health and social care in the East Midlands has begun a new, five-year funding tenure.