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University of Leicester appoints new Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/university-leicester-head-college-science-engineering
The University is delighted to confirm the appointment of Professor Dirk Schaefer as Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of College for Science and Engineering from 1 August 2025.
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Lecturer clinches early career award for outstanding work in pharmacy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/scott
Sion Scott, a lecturer in behavioural medicine and lead postgraduate tutor at the University of Leicester is the winner of the Outstanding Pharmacy Early-Career Researcher Award’ (OPERA) 2024
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Funding spotlight MRC DPFS
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/opportunities/funding-spotlight-mrc-dpfs
Dr Tim Hammonds: Applying to the MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS) Having recently joined the MRC DPFS panel I can share with you some of the things I have learned about applying for and successfully achieving funding for translational programs in this health...
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Tony Gershlick
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/tony-gershlick
It is with deep sadness we announce that the University of Leicester and University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) have lost a talented, dedicated and much loved colleague to COVID-19.
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Student perspective of racial inclusion in medical school exams: an SSC project
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/sethara-alwis-ssc
Student blog describing a research project to understand experiences of student assessment and improve racial inclusion within patient simulators
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Tumour analysis following surgery could provide breakthrough in predicting how well cancer patients respond to drug treatment research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/tumour-analysis-following-surgery-could-provide-breakthrough-in-predicting-how-well-cancer-patients-respond-to-drug-treatment-research-shows
A novel approach developed by researchers from our University and the MRC Toxicology Unit could help to predict how well patients respond to drugs designed to fight various forms of cancer.
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Leicester link to Nobel Prize winners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-link-to-nobel-prize-winners
In the latest announcement from the Nobel Prize committee, US academics Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University, Boston and Mike Young at Rockefeller University, New York, have received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of...
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Zeiss Elyra 7 lattice SIM2
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/superresolution-microscopy/zeiss-elyra-7-lattice-sim2
In spring 2024 we introduced the Zeiss Elyra 7 lattice SIM2 into the facility after a successful application to the BBSRC ALERT 2022, lead by Dr Yolanda Markaki.
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Sage
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/biodiversity/food-growing/edible-campus/sage
Sage and Grapefruit Body Scrub Using sage in beauty treatments has been shown to improve the appearance of your skin by promoting cell renewal, additionally sage has been know to help alleviate skin conditions such as eczema and athletes foot.
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Research training
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees/research-training
In the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester, all research students are trained for the research that they will undertake and with regard to the transferable skills that they will require throughout their careers.