News search
-
RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of...
-
Study creates first 3D vision of cancer target
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-creates-first-3d-vision-of-cancer-target
A team from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology has for the first time published a detailed description of a protein linked to many types...
-
Leicester receives world-class bioscience investment
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.
-
First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by University of Leicester study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/skeletal-evidence-leprosy-british-red-squirrels-university-leicester
The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a University of Leicester-led study.
-
Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions
A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...
-
New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-insights-into-2018glue2019-for-dna
Leicester scientist involved in discovery of how a component of the cohesin ring binds DNA.
-
A multidisciplinary team of scientists aim to solve the mystery of magnetoreception
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/magnetoreception
A significant research grant from the Wellcome Trust will allow a team of researchers to identify the biological mechanisms through which magnetic...
-
Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-reuters-top-100
The University of Leicester is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.
-
New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease
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...
-
New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/asbestos-cancer-nero-leicester-fennell
Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma,...