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• Scientists investigating the causes of dementia have found key similarities between different diseases, paving the way for effective new diagnostics and treatment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/alzheimers

  Experts looking into conditions including Alzheimers, Parkinson’s Disease and Dementia with Lewy Bodies have found there are similar processes and biomarkers that link them

• Research on Sikh gurdwaras in England and the 18th century wallpaper trade to be presented

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/research-on-sikh-gurdwaras-in-england-and-the-18th-century-wallpaper-trade-to-be-presented

  Two recent PhD graduates from the University of Leicester will be delivering lectures on their respective specialist areas of Sikh gurdwaras in England and the English wallpaper trade as part of the University’s Doctoral Inaugural Lecture series.

• Exhibition brings Wordsworth’s words to life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/wordsworth-exhibition

  A multi-media exhibition led by a team of academics at the University of Leicester has launched at the Wordsworth Museum – one of the Lake District’s most popular tourist spots.

• Midlands oral history and sound resources

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/midlands

  In 2025, Dr Elizabeth Blood and Colin Hyde created an audit of audio archives in the Midlands. This updated the Midlands entries of a UK-wide audit compiled by the British Library in 2015 as a precursor to the Save Our Sounds project.

• Philippa Walton

  https://le.ac.uk/people/philippa-walton

  The academic profile of Dr Philippa Walton, Lecturer in Roman Archaeology at University of Leicester

• Leicester archaeologist backs county treasures for national poll

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-archaeologist-backs-county-treasures-for-national-poll

  Richard Buckley, Director of University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) and Project Manager for the Grey Friars dig that unearthed the remains of King Richard III in 2012, has shown his support for two world-renowned treasures in Leicestershire which are in the...

• Reflections from our project intern

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/05/19/reflections-from-our-project-intern/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on May 19, 2014 By Jamie Harris, Carceral Archipelago undergraduate intern, 2013-14 I was an intern for the Carceral Archipelago project for 10 weeks. During this time I had two specific tasks to complete.

• About us

  https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/about

  We have a distinguished record of innovation and excellence in interdisciplinary research and teaching at postgraduate level. Find out more about us and read our mission statement.

• University of Leicester Staff Blogs School of English New Voices Wagon Project Remarkable Experience

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/07/04/new-voices-wagon-project-remarkable-experience/

  Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on July 4, 2014    By Eshara Wijetunge During my final year as an undergraduate studying History of Art and English, I was involved in the New Voices Wagon Project ( NVWP ), a Leicester-based project that aims to...

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  Information on how to pay your fees and different ways of funding your studies, including information on scholarships and loans.