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• New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot

  Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.

• Airbus Intelligence relocating to Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/24-airbus-space-park

  artist impression of space park campus|The University of Leicester is pleased to announce that Airbus plans to relocate their Leicestershire-based Earth Observation expert team to Space Park Leicester when their current lease expires.

• Green light for Freemen's Common Student Village

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/04-freemens-common-student-village

  Leicester City Council’s Planning Committee approved plans yesterday for the new Freemen’s Common Student Village at the University of Leicester.

• University researcher awarded prize for work with the World Health Organization on protecting ethnic minority groups from future pandemics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/dan-pan

  A University of Leicester researcher in infectious diseases has won a prestigious award for research he conducted into health inequalities.

• Cohort-building

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/cohort-building

  Cohort-building in PhD programmes facilitates the development of deep and lasting relationships that will create a sense of belonging, peer and professional support and signposting to professional networks to enable effective career planning.

• Routine eye screening provides a window to heart health in type 2 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/eye-screening-heart-disease-diabetes

  New findings by Leicester experts have shown that routine eye screening could also be used for early detection of underlying heart disease in people with type 2 diabetes

• UCAS applications

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/how-to-apply/applications

  Applications to UK universities must be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) for entry to full-time undergraduate degrees. All available courses from all universities are listed on the UCAS website. Find out more about how to apply.

• Travel to campus and parking

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/travel

  Situated just three miles from main campus, you can walk, bike or take the bus from The Village. Parking is available at The Village, but is limited.

• Dr Sylvia Pinches

  https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/people/sylvia-pinches

  Dr Sylvia Pinches received her doctorate in 2001, and has since held a number of posts, including as a researcher for the Compton Verney House Trust and as a curator at 78 Derngate, Northampton.

• Leicester students to receive accommodation rebate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/accommodation-rebates

  Students living in University of Leicester-provided halls of residence will receive a rebate on their accommodation, due to the impact of national lockdown measures.