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• Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan

  Date: 8 Jul 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull

  Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat...

• Leicester championed as UK’s top recruiter to RECOVERY trial

  Date: 16 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/recovery-trial

  The Leicester COVID-19 research team, made up of researchers and clinicians from the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals, were...

• Trial success for less invasive life-saving cardiac procedure

  Date: 28 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/tavi

  A nationwide study led by Leicester academics has shown that a less invasive procedure to treat a common heart problem is just as effective as...

• Dr Pratik Choudhary to join world-leading Leicester Diabetes Centre

  Date: 20 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/pratik-choudhary

  The world-leading Leicester Diabetes Centre has announced that Dr Pratik Choudhary is to join its team of experts as a Professor in type 1...

• 180 new medics graduate early to join fight against COVID-19

  Date: 6 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/medics-graduate

  Medicine students from the University of Leicester will graduate early today, to join the NHS in the fight against coronavirus.

• Leicester-led trial shows less invasive cardiac procedure works as well as surgery

  Date: 2 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-tavi-cardiac-trial

  A nationwide study, funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), assessing a less invasive procedure that addresses a common heart...

• University of Leicester contributes essentials and equipment to NHS

  Date: 29 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/30-equipment-for-nhs

  As part of its drive to support the NHS during coronavirus pandemic, the University of Leicester has donated thousands of essential items for...

• 35 years since we changed the world

  Date: 11 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35

  The discovery of DNA genetic fingerprinting at the University of Leicester was a world-changing event and a Eureka moment for the scientist...

• £3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research

  Date: 3 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/03-splicing

  The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the University of Leicester,...

• Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research

  Date: 11 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-cardiac-surgery

  Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide.