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• RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development

  Date: 7 November 2016

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  An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of...

• Study creates first 3D vision of cancer target

  Date: 25 January 2016

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  A team from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology has for the first time published a detailed description of a protein linked to many types...

• Leicester receives world-class bioscience investment

  Date: 5 November 2015

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  Our University has been awarded over £1.5million in order to advance knowledge and understanding in three key areas that impact on health.

• New insights into ‘glue’ for DNA

  Date: 29 August 2018

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  Leicester scientist involved in discovery of how a component of the cohesin ring binds DNA.

• First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by Â鶹ÊÓƵ study

  Date: 30 March 2026

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  The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a Â鶹ÊÓƵ-led study.

• Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities

  Date: 2 May 2019

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.

• New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease

  Date: 25 April 2016

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  New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of...

• Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions

  Date: 13 April 2026

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  A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...

• A multidisciplinary team of scientists aim to solve the mystery of magnetoreception

  Date: 6 January 2025

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  A significant research grant from the Wellcome Trust will allow a team of researchers to identify the biological mechanisms through which magnetic...

• £3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research

  Date: 3 December 2019

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  The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the Â鶹ÊÓƵ,...