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• Pioneering technique could unlock targeted treatments for cancer

  Date: 18/03/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/hdac-cancer

  Leicester researchers have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking new treatments for cancer...

• Leicester technician wins prestigious Papin Prize

  Date: 25/06/2019 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-lory-francescut-papin-prize-hets

  A technician from the University of Leicester has won a prestigious Papin Prize at the Higher Education Technicians Summit (HETS) conference in...

• Using smart bombs to kill old cells

  Date: 06/03/2019 00:00:00

  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.

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

  Date: 25/02/2019 00:00:00

  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.

• PhD student wins prestigious photography competition

  Date: 22/02/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-louise-corscadden-infectious-diseases-hub

  University of Leicester student Louise Corscadden wins prestigious photography prize.

• A poetic double helix

  Date: 20/02/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-innovative-poem-complex-structure-of-dna

  Innovative poem by University of Leicester academics reflects complex structure of DNA.

• New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough

  Date: 02/10/2018 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough

  Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.

• Significant boost for pioneering instrument to study molecules in exquisite detail

  Date: 14/05/2018 13:10:22

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/significant-boost-for-pioneering-instrument-to-study-molecules-in-exquisite-detail

  An innovative instrument which can improve our understanding of the structure and behaviour of molecules will receive a significant upgrade thanks...

• Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality

  Date: 08/05/2018 14:45:48

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality

  Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an...

• Researchers create novel compound targeting melanoma cells

  Date: 09/01/2018 12:26:41

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researchers-create-novel-compound-targeting-melanoma-cells

  An international team of researchers, including a Professor from the University of Leicester, has developed a novel compound that successfully...