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Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-reuters-top-100
The University of Leicester is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.
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Botanic Garden’s Crocus Sundays return this month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/crocus-sundays
Crocus Sundays return to the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden this month (February).
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Waste Busters
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary-programmes/waste-busters
Learn more about the Waste Busters programme that we offer to primary school children.
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Genetic switch discovery could help to prevent symptoms of Parkinsons disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genetic-switch-discovery-could-help-to-prevent-symptoms-of-parkinsons-disease
A genetic ‘switch’ has been discovered by MRC researchers at our University which could help to prevent or delay the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
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Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/charity-funding-for-new-treatments-to-silence-tinnitus
To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (2 – 8 February), UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) has announced a major investment to fund a new study which aims to accelerate the development of future tinnitus treatments.
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Leicester graduate and astrophotographer involved in new film project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-graduate-and-astrophotographer-involved-in-new-film-project
BBC’s Sky at Night presenter and Leicester alumnus Pete Lawrence gives expert insight on the mysteries of the universe in a new film about time, presented by Leffe®.
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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.
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New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-enzyme-research-could-help-to-develop-drugs-to-treat-diseases-such-as-cancer-and-alzheimer2019s-disease
New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s, according to research led by Professor John Schwabe from the Department of Molecular and...
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Crystallisation robots
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/facilities-and-services/biophysical-instrumentation-and-anaerobic-facilities/crystallisation-robots
Learn about the crystallisation robots in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.
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Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques
Increasingly scientists are using new molecular techniques to investigate the structure and function of DNA. Take a look at what The University of Leicester has to offer to help with your studies.