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• Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism

  Date: 28 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes...

• Student attends European film premiere as part of degree placement

  Date: 17 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/student-attends-european-film-premiere-as-part-of-degree-placement

  A student has been given the opportunity to meet veterans of the entertainment industry and attend a European blockbuster film premiere as part of...

• University and local food and drink businesses to visit House of Commons

  Date: 11 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-and-local-food-and-drink-businesses-to-visit-house-of-commons

  Our University and ten local food and drinks companies will be accompanying the Leicester and Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) to the...

• New way of screening toxic chemicals mimics mammal senses

  Date: 10 Oct 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-way-of-screening-toxic-chemicals-mimics-mammal-senses

  Researchers from our University have developed a new approach for analysing toxic chemicals in complex samples that mimics the way mammals smell...

• Academic develops method for synthesising more reliable drug alternative to antibodies

  Date: 15 Jun 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/academic-develops-method-for-synthesising-2018more-reliable2019-drug-alternative-to-antibodies

  Professor Sergey Piletsky (pictured) from the Department of Chemistry has been instrumental in creating a new method to develop an alternative to...

• The Bulletin - Leicester geology students record biggest ever Vardyquake

  Date: 11 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/the-bulletin-leicester-geology-students-record-biggest-ever-vardyquake

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear how Leicester geology students discovered that fans at...

• Scientists identify way to sniff ripeness of fruit

  Date: 10 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/scientists-identify-way-to-sniff-ripeness-of-fruit

  For the first time, scientists have identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes.

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...