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• New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease

  Date: 25 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-enzyme-research-could-help-to-develop-drugs-to-treat-diseases-such-as-cancer-and-alzheimer2019s-disease

  New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of...

• Hilberts sixth problem Can physics be axiomatised

  Date: 7 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/hilberts-sixth-problem

  In 1900, German mathematician David Hilbert published a set of 23 problems that he felt would further the disciplines of mathematics.

• Salters Festival of Chemistry teaches students from local schools about science

  Date: 7 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/salters2019-festival-of-chemistry-to-teach-students-from-local-schools-about-science

  64 students from 16 schools in the local area enjoyed an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry on campus on Tuesday 12...

• The Bulletin - Leicester to award prestigious scholarships

  Date: 6 Apr 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/the-bulletin-leicester-to-award-prestigious-scholarships

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear how the university is allowing students to pursue Master's...

• Could Leicester mathematicians have solved 78 year old mystery

  Date: 24 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/could-leicester-mathematicians-have-solved-78-year-old-mystery

  Researchers in the University of Leicester’s Department of Mathematics have developed a solution to a 78 year old mystery.

• Wildfire map reveals European countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage

  Date: 23 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wildfire-map-reveals-european-countries-most-at-risk-of-catastrophic-fire-damage

  Cities and tourist areas such as Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia are among those most at risk of catastrophic damage from wildfires in Europe,...

• Over 200 academics sign up as University experts

  Date: 17 Mar 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/over-200-academics-sign-up-as-university-experts

  More than 200 Leicester academics have signed up as experts to the University's Experts Guide, helping to highlight research taking place at our...

• Staff and students team up for Go Green Week

  Date: 8 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/staff-and-students-team-up-for-go-green-week

  As part of the Environment Team’s Sustainable Development Programme, students have been asked to put on their eco hats and work on a number of...

• Levels of financial inequality leave vast majority in poverty

  Date: 3 Feb 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/levels-of-financial-inequality-leave-vast-majority-in-poverty

  The significant and ‘unfair’ level of financial inequality in countries around the world will be discussed at a free public event organised by the...

• Study reveals how thirsty trees pull water to their canopies

  Date: 20 Jan 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-reveals-how-thirsty-trees-pull-water-to-their-canopies

  A scientific mystery about how trees pull water from the ground to their top branches has been solved by an international team of researchers led...