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• Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises

  Date: 19/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts

  A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the...

• Leicester professor helps combat worldwide diabetes-related chronic kidney disease

  Date: 10/11/2020 13:46:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/diabetes-kidney-disease

  A University of Leicester-based Professor has helped draft guidelines that will help improve global outcomes for a diabetes-related complication.

• Human intelligence just got less mysterious, according to Leicester University’s neuroscientists

  Date: 05/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/human-intelligence

  Neuroscience experts from the University of Leicester have released research that breaks with the past fifty years of neuroscientific opinion,...

• Unprecedented energy consumption is leaving a permanent stain on planetary history

  Date: 04/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/anthropocene

  A new study co-authored by three professors at the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment argues that the...

• Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription

  Date: 02/11/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/wisdom-of-crowds

  A new study has demonstrated that using  the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can...

• Pterosaurs undergo dental examination to reveal clues about diets and lifestyles

  Date: 28/10/2020 01:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/pterosaur-ecology

  Microscopic analysis of the teeth of pterosaurs has revealed new insights into the diets and behaviours of Earth’s earliest flying reptiles.

• Research starts into ‘Kitemark’ for Autonomous Vehicles

  Date: 26/10/2020 01:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/autonomous-vehicles

  A grant of three million pounds has been awarded to a consortium led by the University of Leicester to spearhead work ensuring that autonomous...

• New understanding of ‘sociable’ slug behaviour calls for better pesticide targeting

  Date: 21/10/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/slugs

  Experts from the University of Leicester have been hot on the slime trail of the grey field slug population thanks to innovative technology that...

• Professor Mick Peake awarded OBE

  Date: 10/10/2020 10:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/professor-mick-peake-awarded-obe

  Professor Michael (Mick) Peake has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to medicine.

• New study calls for action on air pollution in Northern India

  Date: 09/10/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/north-india-air-pollution

  New research led by the University of Leicester calls for urgent action on open field burning to reduce the intensity of post-monsoon air...