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• Leicester Cancer Research Biobank

  https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/facilities-and-services/cancer-biobank

  The Leicester Cancer Research Biobank is hosted within the department of Genetics and Genome Biology, Cancer Research Centre based at the Robert Kilpatrick Clinical Sciences Building,  Cancer research is currently in an era in which thousands of genes, RNA molecules and...

• Could Pegasus really fly

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly

  In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as being part goat, part lion and part snake.

• Promising early results from new UK Type 2 diabetes prevention programme

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/promising-early-results-from-new-uk-type-2-diabetes-prevention-programme

  A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found.

• Leicester to be part of regional hub for postgraduate training

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-to-be-part-of-regional-hub-for-postgraduate-training

  Our University is working with a consortium of Midlands universities to open up a range of new opportunities for postgraduate study in the region.

• The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula

  The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.

• Superhero vision measures water quality of lakes from space

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018superhero-vision2019-measures-water-quality-of-lakes-from-space

  An international team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter from the Department of Geography has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human...

• Learn about cutting-edge advances in crime solving and forensic science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/learn-about-cutting-edge-advances-in-crime-solving-and-forensic-science

  The latest advances in forensic science and how it can be used to solve crimes will be explored as part of a free online course offered by the University in partnership with FutureLearn, which gives people the chance to learn directly from professional criminologists.

• Researchers provide new insights into gene regulation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/researchers-provide-new-insights-into-gene-regulation

  A team of researchers led by the our University has shed new light on how the regulation machinery that controls gene expression works by characterising a complex known as the NuRD complex.

• Research shows women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-women-who-feel-more-at-risk-of-crime-also-prefer-physically-dominant-partners

  Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• Leicester academics message to returning British astronaut Tim Peake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-academics2019-message-to-returning-british-astronaut-tim-peake

  Space scientists from our University have praised the successful completion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six month mission aboard the International Space Station.