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• Virtual clinical trials could revolutionise the way new drugs are developed

  Date: 05/03/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/in-silico-lung

  New cutting-edge research undertaken at the University of Leicester could revolutionise the way new drugs are developed and the way patients are...

• Research identifies impact of teenage screen use

  Date: 05/03/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/screen-use

  Two thirds of children use more than one screen at the same time after school, in the evenings and at weekends as part of increasingly sedentary...

• Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes

  Date: 03/03/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope

  Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average...

• Researchers explore ‘crossroads of the sea’ in Mediterranean

  Date: 17/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/crossroads-of-the-sea

  New archaeological research led by the University of Leicester is revealing secrets of ancient Mediterranean coastal life and long-distance trade,...

• ‘Urgent help’ is required to drive down COVID-19 death rates among ethnic minority communities

  Date: 16/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/covid-19-among-ethnic-minorities

  The disproportionate rates of COVID-19 related deaths among people from ethnic minorities is ‘alarming’ and requires ‘urgent attention’...

• New report shows UK ‘poorly prepared’ to reach net-zero carbon economy

  Date: 15/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/just-transition

  The UK Government must take urgent action to deliver a ‘just transition’ for workers as the country shifts towards a greener economy, according to...

• Swirlonic super particles baffle physicists

  Date: 12/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/swirlonic

  In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest amongst the scientific community.

• Leicester diabetes expert’s research supports ‘game changing’ obesity breakthrough

  Date: 11/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/semaglutide

  Ground breaking research in diabetes led by a team of Leicester researchers has played an integral role in laying the foundations for new research...

• New Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise

  Date: 04/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/new-pro-vice-chancellor-research-appointed

  The University of Leicester is pleased to confirm Professor Philip Baker to the post of Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise, following...

• Leicester research into acid attacks presented in Home Office report

  Date: 04/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/acid-attacks

  Researchers at the University of Leicester have published the first report of its kind examining attacks with acid and other corrosive substances.