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• Higher Education

  https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-mutations-and-cancer/higher-education

  Cancers are responsible for millions of death every year. The study of cancer biology is therefore one of the largest areas of scientific interest. Cancer cells develop specific hallmarks through a series of mutations in both oncogenes and tumour-suppressor genes.

• Prabhleen sets her sights on breaking down language barriers for Leicester’s new mums

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nhs-midwifery

  As we celebrate the 75th anniversary of the National Health Service, here we take a look at a story from Prabhleen Mann, who qualified in 2022 as a midwife from the University of Leicester.

• What makes some people simply able to carry on in the face of adversity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/what-makes-some-people-simply-able-to-2018carry-on2019-in-the-face-of-adversity

  The ability to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ could explain why some people suffer less depression and anxiety when faced with adversity, research has discovered.

• Exosens invests £1m to propel space research and innovation for the METEOR programme in partnership with Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/exosens

  Exosens has worked with University of Leicester academics for more than 25 years, on projects such as the Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) instrument the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo mission

• PhD researchers rise to Three Minute Thesis challenge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/three-minute-thesis-seaweed

  More than 100,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in the UK in 2020, with further demand for battery technology in hybrid vehicles.

• University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0

  Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.

• University to mark founding legacy as living memorial

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/living-memorial

  A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

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

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

  The University is inviting applications for 50 funded doctoral opportunities

• Rolls-Royce deploy nuclear power experts to Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/rolls-royce

  Dr Gary Jones, Head of Manufacturing Innovation at Rolls-Royce, said: “Our presence at Space Park Leicester is a really good opportunity for our people that are specifically working on the Space Programme to immerse themselves in all things space.

• University of Leicester joins major new campaign committed to action on climate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/climate-action

  Just four in 10 parents of 16 to 18-year-olds in the East Midlands believe that UK universities are equipping the next generation of students with knowledge about climate change, according to new research from Universities UK.