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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.

• River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/river-plastic

  Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester shows.

• Nearly half of COVID-19 survivors experience continuous symptoms, global research finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/long-covid

  More than 40 per cent of COVID-19 survivors experience symptoms of the virus four months after first being infected.

• The Story of Pulque, Part 1

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/10/the-story-of-pulque-part-1/

  Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on March 10, 2015 In the 17th century, the Mexican historian Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl recorded a pre-Columbian legend about the origins of pulque.

• Mexican Cookery and the Importance of Chilies – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/22/mexican-cookery-and-the-importance-of-chillies/

  Project PI Deborah Toner writes about Mexican cookery and the use of dried chilies therein, based on a weekend of cookery-based relaxation, following the completion of the Consuming Authenticies recipe book.

• Acarajé diaries. Day 6 – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/30/acaraje-diaries-day-6/

  Project co-investigator Ana Martins describes here research on Acarajé, and ongoing fieldwork in Salvador.

• Completed projects

  https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/older-projects

  Explore the completed research projects being carried out by the TIMMS group at the University of Leicester.

• Your ultimate guide to Clearing 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/clearing/your-ultimate-guide-to-clearing

  Your ultimate guide to Clearing 2026. Learn how Clearing works, what to expect on Results Day and how to secure your university place at Leicester.

• Raptorman is conservation hero

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/international-accolade-for-graduate-whose-mission-is-to-save-vultures

  A Leicester graduate has been honoured by HRH Princess Royal for his conservation work to save vultures. Dr Munir Virani gained a Master’s degree in 1994 and a PhD in 2000, then under the supervision of Professor Emeritus David Harper.

• Beyond content: learning outcomes and affective skills – University of Leicester.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2015/01/15/affective/

  The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Beyond content: learning outcomes and affective skills.