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• New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons

  A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as  Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.

• A closer look at Jupiter

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/a-closer-look-at-jupiter

  The vital role that Jupiter plays in discovering the origins of our solar system was explored by a Leicester astronomer and Juno science team member.

• Leicester professor is most productive and cited woman in urban geography

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-is-most-productive-and-cited-woman-in-urban-geography

  In a recent article published in the journal ‘Urban Studies’, Lily Kong and Junxi Qian analysed texts published about urban geography and urban studies between 1990 and 2010.

• Writing ‘learning outcomes’ is only the first step: points to consider in how teachers and students

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/11/07/beyondwriting/

  The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Writing 'learning outcomes' is only the first step: points to consider in how teachers and students work with them.

• Researchers to explore the use of e-cigarettes by young people

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/researchers-to-explore-the-use-of-e-cigarettes-by-young-people

  A research team led by our University will be exploring how young people use e-cigarettes or ‘vape’ as part of a new project funded by Cancer Research UK entitled 'Adolescent Vaping Careers'.

• Primary Sources US Presidents

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/18/primary-sources-us-presidents/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 18, 2016 State of the Union 2016 Read the full transcript of President Obama’s State of the Union speech on the White House website Politico has a video of the address and main responses.

• Ribbon wraps up mystery of Jupiters magnetic equator

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/ribbon2019-wraps-up-mystery-of-jupiter2019s-magnetic-equator

  The discovery of a dark ribbon of weak hydrogen ion emissions that encircles Jupiter has overturned previous thinking about the giant planet’s magnetic equator.

• Difficult Conversations: Public panel to tackle topic of nuclear conflict

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/difficult-conversations-nuclear-weapons

  A leading international relations expert has warned of the danger of ‘alarmism’ around nuclear weapons ahead of a public panel discussion.

• Academic discusses US nuclear command and control modernisation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/academic-discusses-us-nuclear-command-and-control-modernisation

  Dr Andrew Futter from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article about US nuclear command and control modernisation.

• Leicester spinout technology hailed as most commercially viable

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/leicester-spin-out-technology-hailed-as-2018most-commercially-viable2019

  A technology developed at the University, and the prime focus of Leicester spin-out company MIP Diagnostics, has been recognised as ‘most commercially viable’ at Europe’s flagship Drug Discovery event.