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• Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean

  Date: 25/05/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/wine-caribbean

  Earliest evidence of wine drinking in the Americas found in Caribbean pottery vessels by team involving the University of Leicester

• Breast cancer treatment could benefit from Artificial Intelligence

  Date: 04/05/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/talbot

  Artificial Intelligence could identify patients at increased risk of side effects from radiation treatment for breast cancer

• A study by a Leicester scientist has answered the 100-year-old question about how chromosomes get their iconic X-shape

  Date: 20/04/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/chromosome-x-shape

  A team of researchers led by Professor Daniel Panne at the University of Leicester and Dr Benjamin Rowland at the Netherlands Cancer Institute...

• Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score

  Date: 13/03/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes

  New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for...

• Researcher lands £250k funding to continue investigation into DNA damage and its link to cancer

  Date: 10/03/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/amanda-chaplin

  A university researcher has been awarded a prestigious prize to continue her cutting-edge work to understand how the body responds to DNA damage...

• University of Leicester scientist takes cancer biomarker research to Parliament

  Date: 06/03/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/student-biomarker-parliament

  PhD student at the Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Tumie Ntereke, presents her work to politicians and expert judges on 6 March

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  Date: 22/02/2023 16:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic

  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a...

• University of Leicester professor speaks to Government Select Committee about alternative to antibiotics

  Date: 21/02/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/martha-clokie

  University of Leicester’s Professor of Microbiology Martha Clokie, spoke to MPs about the potential use of phages to fight bacterial infections.

• First glimpse into a vital developmental milestone opens new healthcare possibilities

  Date: 17/01/2023 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/gastrulation-computer-modelling

  University of Leicester scientist develops first multiscale computer model that captures aspects of human gastrulation - the process that leads to...

• Future 50: Leicester seeks next generation of world-changing researchers

  Date: 08/12/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/f50-campaign

  The University is inviting applications for 50 funded doctoral opportunities