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• Leicester receives world-class bioscience investment

  Date: 5 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/leicester-receives-world-class-bioscience-investment

  Our University has been awarded over £1.5million in order to advance knowledge and understanding in three key areas that impact on health.

• Office health to be boosted by stand up campaign

  Date: 3 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/office-health-to-be-boosted-by-stand-up-campaign

  Office workers at Leicester’s three hospitals are being encouraged to stand up more on the job as part of a new health drive.

• Leicester researchers nominated for prestigious health science award

  Date: 3 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/leicester-researchers-nominated-for-prestigious-health-science-award

  University researchers from the Children’s long term ventilation team at Leicester’s Hospitals have been nominated for a prestigious East Midlands...

• Secrets of our ancient animal ancestors may be revealed through oldest DNA sequences

  Date: 28 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/secrets-of-our-ancient-animal-ancestors-may-be-revealed-through-oldest-dna-sequences

  700 million year-old DNA sequences from ancient animals have been unearthed by researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Warwick, shedding...

• Leicester Cathedral named one of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands

  Date: 28 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-cathedral-named-one-of-the-top-five-most-haunted-places-in-the-midlands

  In time for Halloween, ITV has compiled a list of the top five most haunted places in the Midlands - and Leicester Cathedral is ranked among them,...

• Researchers take on marathon challenge

  Date: 27 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/researchers-take-on-marathon-challenge

  A host of generous fundraisers from the University took part in the 13-mile Leicester Half-Marathon on 25 October to raise money for worthy causes.

• New wasp database explores genetic world of tiny parasitic stingers

  Date: 14 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/new-wasp-database-explores-genetic-world-of-tiny-parasitic-stingers

  Parasitic wasps are able to survive by keenly predicting the changing of the seasons based on the length of days throughout the year - and a new...

• Screening of Type 2 diabetes needs reviewing research suggests

  Date: 13 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/screening-of-type-2-diabetes-needs-reviewing-researchers-suggest

  The process for screening for Type 2 diabetes or those at high risk of the condition needs “careful re-evaluation”, according to the first study...

• Stem cell research to help fight brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta

  Date: 12 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/stem-cell-research-to-help-fight-brittle-bone-disease-osteogenesis-imperfecta

  A study involving Professor Raymond Dalgleish (pictured) from the Department of Genetics is to be conducted for the first time involving the...

• 17m invested in Leicester to turn lab discoveries into new cancer drugs

  Date: 7 Oct 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps1-7m-invested-in-leicester-to-turn-lab-discoveries-into-new-cancer-drugs

  Cancer Research UK has awarded the University £1.