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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.

• Management Education as a Defence against the Dark (Commercial) Arts

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/12/10/management-education-as-a-defence-against-the-dark-commercial-arts/

  Posted by Nigel Iyer in School of Business Blog on December 10, 2013 Nigel Krishna Iyer, Independent Fraud and Corruption Investigator and Teaching Fellow at the School, discusses the rationale underpinning the new CPD course  Defence against Fraud and Corruption .

• Next phase for Space Park Leicester launched as planning permission is granted

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/16-space-park-phase-2

  Leicester City Council has granted planning permission for the second phase development of Space Park Leicester, a landmark initiative to create a world-leading cluster for innovative research, enterprise and education in space and Earth observation, helping the UK capture a...

• 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.

• New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms

  Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm 425|Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a...

• Bowmer + Kirkland appointed as constructors of Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/01-bk-space-park

  The University of Leicester is delighted to announce Bowmer + Kirkland (B+K) have been appointed to construct Phase 1 of Space Park Leicester.

• 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.

• 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'.

• Grey Friars in old maps and plans

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/grey-friars-in-old-maps

  Historic maps of Leicester were an invaluable source of information for pinpointing the potential location of the Grey Friars, charting how that area of the town has changed over the last 400 years.

• The Grey Friars – a brief history

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/grey-friars-history

  The history of the Grey Friars site from its beginnings in 1224 to the thing it is best known for - Richard III’s burial in the church choir in 1485.