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• Research suggests bowel cancer medication could help combat earlyonset Parkinsons disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-suggests-bowel-cancer-medication-could-help-combat-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease

  People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council.

• Student from School of Business wins Presidents Prize

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/student-from-school-of-business-wins-president2019s-prize

  A University of Leicester student has won the President’s Prize in a national competition designed to show what it takes to be future business leaders.

• Exercise shown to improve symptoms of patients with chronic kidney disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/exercise-shown-to-improve-symptoms-of-patients-with-chronic-kidney-disease

  Just 12 weeks of aerobic and strength-based exercise reduces symptoms and levels of fatigue in patients with chronic kidney disease, Leicester researchers have shown.

• Leicester students contribute to tourism development in city

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-students-contribute-to-tourism-development-in-city

  A new programme developed by our University will help students contribute to tourism development in the city.

• New research blows the lid on volcanic activity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity

  Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story. Their research, relating to ancient volcanic activity in Mongolia and China, challenges existing knowledge about the processes involved.

• Social and Cultural Geography

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy2413

  Module code: GY2413 In this second year module you'll learn about the different sub-disciplinary histories of (Euro-American) social and cultural geography, and the emergence of a ‘cultural turn’ that brought the two together to be ‘socio-cultural geographies’.

• Mineral Exploration, Economics and Sustainability

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl3109

  Module code: GL3109 The exploration for - and assessment of - new mineral resources is a complex process.

• Marketing Management and Practice

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk7010

  Module code: MK7010 This module provides a comprehensive foundation in marketing theory and practice, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to navigate a rapidly evolving marketing landscape.

• Earth history opens a new chapter

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/earth-history-opens-a-new-chapter

  An international group of scientists has proposed that fallout from hundreds of nuclear weapons tests in the late 1940s to early 1960s could be used to mark the dawn of a new geological age in Earth history – the Anthropocene.

• Upcoming dates for Professorial Inaugural Lecture series announced

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/upcoming-dates-for-professorial-inaugural-lecture-series-announced

  Academics from the University of Leicester will discuss their areas of expertise as part of the Professorial Inaugural Lecture series, with new dates announced for the final months of 2017.