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                Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics 16 Aprilhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-this-week Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has contributed an article to The Conversation looking into research by NSPCC... 
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                Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease riskhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-reveals-how-dietary-phosphate-can-increase-heart-disease-risk A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of... 
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                Iconic sculpture to be unveiled at Highcrosshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/iconic-sculpture-to-be-unveiled-by-at-highcross A sculpture by an internationally recognised artist is set to be unveiled by the University at Highcross next week as the symbol for the Centre... 
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                English Language Teaching Unit celebrates international research studentshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/english-language-teaching-unit-celebrates-international-research-students The second annual English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) Research Festival was held on Wednesday 18th February. 
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                Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for childrenhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/crocus-sundays-signal-the-spring-alongside-hedgehog-display-for-children The springtime blooming of crocuses in the Botanic Garden will this year be accompanied by the unusual sight of thousands of salt-dough hedgehogs... 
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                University launches Centre for Medicine Appeal videohttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/university-launches-centre-for-medicine-appeal-video The University is investing £32 million of scarce capital resources in a brand new, state-of-the-art Centre for Medicine building, and is seeking... 
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                Groundbreaking breath test for lung cancer in clinical trialhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/ground-breaking-breath-test-for-lung-cancer-in-clinical-trial A clinical trial led by Leicester respiratory experts into a potentially ground-breaking ‘breath test’ to detect lung cancer is set to get... 
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                Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitushttps://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... 
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                Study on dopamine neurons could improve mobility and neurological disorder researchhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/study-on-dopamine-neurons-could-improve-mobility-and-neurological-disorder-research A research team from the Department of Biology has discovered for the first time both when and why the particular cells in the brain that affect... 
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                Leicester makes top 20 for UK global health researchhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-makes-top-20-for-uk-global-health-research Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM) and Medsin-UK has launched the first UK University Global Health Research League Table in the...