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• University of Leicester professor speaks to Government Select Committee about alternative to antibiotics

  Date: 21 February 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/martha-clokie

  University of Leicester’s Professor of Microbiology Martha Clokie, spoke to MPs about the potential use of phages to fight bacterial infections.

• Industry and academia build links in precision medicine and drug discovery

  Date: 26 October 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/industry-and-academia-build-links-in-precision-medicine-and-drug-discovery

  The University of Leicester recently hosted an event bringing together industry and academic in fruitful discussions on drug discovery and...

• Preventative meningitis vaccination programme run on campus for first time

  Date: 28 September 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/preventative-meningitis-vaccination-programme-run-on-campus-for-first-time

  A preventative meningitis vaccine programme for new students is being offered at our University for the first time.

• Future 100: Leicester seeks next generation of world-changing researchers

  Date: 2 February 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/future-100

  The University of Leicester has today (Wednesday) called for the next generation of world-changing researchers to be part of its Future 100.

• Tiny, ancient fossil shows evidence of the breath of life

  Date: 7 November 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-fossil

  A beautifully preserved fossil crustacean, 430 million years old, displays its respiratory organs in exquisite detail

• What is saffron

  Date: 8 February 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron

  Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of...

• Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus

  Date: 4 February 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/charity-funding-for-new-treatments-to-silence-tinnitus

  To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (2 – 8 February), UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) has announced a major investment to fund a new...

• New research shows significant promise for Clostridium difficile infections

  Date: 1 June 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-research-shows-significant-promise-for-clostridium-difficile-infections

  A new study has confirmed the therapeutic potential of bacteriophage combinations to treat highly infectious bacteria C.

• Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease

  Date: 15 February 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease

  A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.

• New insights into how asthma pathways could be blocked revealed

  Date: 19 August 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/new-insights-into-how-asthma-pathways-could-be-blocked-revealed-by-study

  Researchers have discovered new insights into how asthma may be caused, by identifying three distinct groups of asthma patients characterised by...