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• University of Leicester experts set to launch global health research project in Nepal

  Date: 21 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/nepal

  A £10 million project lead by experts from the University of Leicester to improve healthcare in the subcontinent has taken a step forward with a...

• Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score

  Date: 13 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes

  New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for...

• Researcher lands £250k funding to continue investigation into DNA damage and its link to cancer

  Date: 10 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/amanda-chaplin

  A university researcher has been awarded a prestigious prize to continue her cutting-edge work to understand how the body responds to DNA damage...

• University of Leicester scientist takes cancer biomarker research to Parliament

  Date: 6 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/student-biomarker-parliament

  PhD student at the Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Tumie Ntereke, presents her work to politicians and expert judges on 6 March

• Views sought on health and social care research

  Date: 1 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/represent

  People from ethnic minority backgrounds living in Leicestershire have the opportunity to shape the future of research into health and social care...

• Academy recognises Leicester academic’s healthcare expertise

  Date: 1 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/natalie-armstrong

  A prominent healthcare academic at the University of Leicester has been recognised as an expert in her field by the Academy of Social Sciences.

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  Date: 22 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic

  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a...

• University of Leicester professor speaks to Government Select Committee about alternative to antibiotics

  Date: 21 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/martha-clokie

  University of Leicester’s Professor of Microbiology Martha Clokie, spoke to MPs about the potential use of phages to fight bacterial infections.

• Pharmacists based within care homes make them safer for residents, research shows

  Date: 14 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/care-home-pharmacies

  Research by the University of Leicester has shown that basing pharmacies in care homes makes them safer for residents.

• University of Leicester expertise developing app to map disease spread in finest detail

  Date: 3 Feb 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/wellcome-map-disease-spread

  Researchers at Leicester are beginning a project to make fine resolution data on disease cases accessible for public health bodies.