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New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough
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Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.
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Multi-million investment in Space Park Leicester takes another step forward
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Planning application submitted for the first phase of Space Park Leicester – the pioneering project to establish an ambitious new...
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Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award
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Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award - Earth-imaging satellite company Planet has announced...
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Research aims to improve reading for older people
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A University of Leicester project examining how the effects of ageing impact on our ability to read has received £200K funding
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Leicester academics win East Midlands Women’s Awards
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Leicester academics win East Midlands Women’s Awards, Professor Emma Bunce and Dr Emma Parker claimed wins at last week’s ceremony
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Revisiting Holst’s Jupiter a hundred years later
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Reworking of Jupiter from Holst’s Planets suite benefits from insights from a University of Leicester planetary scientist.
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Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018
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Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK
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New report finds nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
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Report involving Dr Andrew Futter finds nuclear weapon increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
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University research supports project to gather air pollution data through space–enabled technology
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EarthSense – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky – has provided detailed air pollution data in near real...
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True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated, research shows
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True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated