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• Legacy of Smigielski on post-war central Leicester to be explored in symposium

  Date: 2 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/smigielski-symposium-to-explore-planning-of-post-war-central-leicester

  Our University will be holding a symposium in partnership with the Leicester City Council on town planning and the historic environment in the...

• University showcases new approach to fight wildlife crime through portable DNA analysis tool

  Date: 1 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-showcases-new-approach-to-fight-wildlife-crime-through-portable-dna-analysis-tool

  Leicester researchers will be presenting to government officials on Thursday 2 June on a prize-winning innovation to tackle wildlife crime using a...

• NIHR anniversary report highlights Leicester research

  Date: 26 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/nihr-anniversary-report-highlights-leicester-research

  Two projects at the University of Leicester have been highlighted as shining examples of the benefits of research commissioned by the National...

• University geneticist warns of pseudoscience in industries

  Date: 23 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-geneticist-warns-of-2018pseudoscience2019-in-industries

  A University scientist has joined leading scientists from across Europe in raising an alarm over the ‘pseudoscience’ concerning regulation of...

• Local charity donates equipment to diabetes centre

  Date: 23 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/local-charity-donates-equipment-to-diabetes-centre

  A charity has donated a state-of-the-art treadmill to the Leicester Diabetes Research centre to help progress research into the condition.

• Diabetes professors support ban on junk food adverts

  Date: 23 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/diabetes-professors-support-ban-on-junk-food-adverts

  Junk food advertising aimed at children has “no place in a fit and proper society”, according to a leading diabetes expert in light of a further...

• Richard III at the Sofia Science Festival

  Date: 13 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/sofia-meets-richard-iii-at-the-science-festival

  The team behind the momentous discovery of King Richard III will be presenting the science that led to the identification of the remains at a...

• Study suggests physical activity and functional ability increase after weight loss surgery

  Date: 12 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/study-suggests-physical-activity-and-functional-ability-increase-after-weight-loss-surgery

  People who have their stomach size surgically reduced move around more and easier after weight loss surgery, a study led by Leicester...

• Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime

  Date: 11 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime

  A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the...

• Novel research participant selection technology from Leicester to aid bid to prevent Alzheimers dementia

  Date: 10 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/novel-data-collection-technology-from-leicester-to-aid-bid-to-prevent-alzheimer2019s-dementia

  A major study involving the University of Leicester to find interventions that prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia has recruited its first...