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Geneticist in major project to breed new varieties of wheat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/geneticist-in-major-project-to-breed-new-varieties-of-wheat
Our University has been included in one of three high-value, long-term research projects totalling £13.
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Study reviews new once-weekly Type 2 diabetes drugs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/study-reviews-new-once-weekly-type-2-diabetes-drugs
Once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) differ in their efficacy and safety profiles, according to new research by...
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Parliamentary debates cite Leicesters research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/parliamentary-debates-cite-leicesters-research
The work of our University has been cited in two separate debates in Parliament.
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Our cancer researchers feature in new publication
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/our-cancer-researchers-feature-in-new-publication
The work of our University’s cancer researchers features in a new special issue of ecancermedicalscience It provides a special focus on three...
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Origins of Pepyss famous diary unravelled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/origins-of-pepys2019s-famous-diary-unravelled
The diary of the seventeenth-century cultural icon Samuel Pepys - which contains references to bribery, illicit sex, and criticisms of powerful...
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25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys,...
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Diabetes Professors back Jamie Oliver sugar campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/diabetes-professors-back-jamie-oliver-sugar-campaign
Two of the country’s leading researchers into Type 2 diabetes have come out in support of Jamie Oliver’s latest health campaign, saying “it’s...
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Artistic PhD student pens animated message for World Diabetes Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/artistic-phd-student-pens-video-message-for-world-diabetes-day
A diabetes researcher at our University has combined science with art to produce a powerful awareness-raising message for World Diabetes Day.
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Life-changing results of world first blood cancer drug trial revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/life-changing-results-of-world-first-blood-cancer-drug-trial-revealed
Researchers from the University and Leicester’s Hospitals have announced a breakthrough advance in the results of the world-first clinical trial...
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Unique NHS autopsy service wins healthcare innovation award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/unique-nhs-autopsy-service-wins-prestigious-healthcare-innovation-award
The implementation of the first true NHS located Post-Mortem Computed Tomography service by Leicester forensic pathologists and radiologists has...