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  • Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified

    A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest...

  • New way to kill the malaria parasite identified

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/new-way-to-kill-the-malaria-parasite-identified-by-study

    Scientists have discovered new ways in which the malaria parasite survives in the blood stream of its victims - a discovery that could pave the...

  • Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 18 June 1 July

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-18-june-1-july

    Professor Philip Shaw from the School of English has written an opinion piece for The Conversation where, two centuries after Waterloo, he...

  • Insights into visual supersense provided by new study

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researcher-gains-new-insights-into-human-visual-abilities

    An experiment originally designed to test the visual abilities of octopuses and cuttlefish has provided researchers with new insights into a human...

  • Graduate takes part in ITVs Ninja Warrior

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/biology-graduate-takes-part-in-itv2019s-ninja-warrior

    A recent graduate has excelled in the first season of the ITV gameshow Ninja Warrior, beating a variety of challenges and hundreds of other...

  • Figures associated with University receive Queens birthday honours

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/figures-associated-with-university-receives-queen2019s-birthday-honours

    An archaeologist whose work helped to establish a new branch of her discipline is one of several figures associated with the University of...

  • Leicester Professors named in the top 10 diabetes experts globally

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-professors-named-in-the-top-10-diabetes-experts-globally

    Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Melanie Davies (pictured) have been named in the top 10 diabetes experts globally on a list published at...

  • Anyfin is possible biologist informs BBC Springwatch on sticklebacks

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/any-fin-is-possible-academic-informs-bbc-springwatch

    Biologist Dr Iain Barber has been providing scientific advice to the BBC Springwatch team based on his research into sticklebacks.

  • Research team investigates why cardiac surgery can lead to fatal organ damage

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-team-investigates-why-cardiac-surgery-can-lead-to-fatal-organ-damage

    The Cardiac Surgery Research team is drawing on support from patients and members of the public to investigate why cardiac surgery can often...

  • Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide

    The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119...
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