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• £3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research

  Date: 3 December 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/03-splicing

  The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the University of Leicester,...

• Toxic formaldehyde’s dual nature to be probed with new chemical tool

  Date: 28 September 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/formaldehyde-cancer-tool

  University of Leicester chemistry researchers have developed new compounds to better study formaldehyde

• Expert to discuss gene-editing research at free public lecture

  Date: 24 October 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-to-discuss-gene-editing-research-at-free-public-lecture

  A leading expert will be discussing the latest breakthroughs in gene-editing research during this year’s Frank May Prize lecture on 31 October.

• Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism

  Date: 28 November 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism

  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes...

• Expert opinions cover Leicester Citys triumph Cancer research threats to Labour and prostitution

  Date: 9 May 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/expert-opinions-cover-leicester-citys-triumph-and-advances-in-cancer-research

  Professor Stephen Wood from the School of Management has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing how the feel-good factor in Leicester...

• Treatment which could prevent wound scarring to be presented

  Date: 16 June 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/treatment-which-could-prevent-wound-scarring-to-be-presented

  Research at our University has revealed a potential treatment to prevent wound scarring that will soon be entering clinical trials.

• Leicester Heroes event smashes record number of stem cell sign-ups in one drive

  Date: 26 October 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/leicester-heroes-event-smashes-record-number-of-stem-cell-sign-ups-in-one-drive

  A record number of sign-ups to a stem cell register has been achieved at an event on the University of Leicester campus.

• Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors

  Date: 21 September 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/university-teams-up-with-rik-basra-to-find-leicester2019s-unsung-heroes

  The University has teamed up with The Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Tuesday 25 October which aims to recruit hundreds of new...

• State-of-the-art regional Cryo-Electron Microscopy Facility to open

  Date: 9 April 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/state-of-the-art-regional-cryo-electron-microscopy-facility-to-open

  A new state-of-the-art Cryo-EM facility that will advance the understanding of the processes of life is being officially opened at the University.

• Leicester scientists to unlock the secrets of the biological clock

  Date: 21 July 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/leicester-scientists-to-unlock-the-secrets-of-the-biological-clock

  A new study led by the University of Leicester will investigate the how the length of tiny pieces of DNA called telomeres play a part in the...