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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.

• Making space accessible

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/space-accessible

  We enable spacecraft power generation and thermal management by developing power systems that enable electricity generation from the rare element americium.

• Spain

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/europe/spain

  We welcome students from Spain. Find out about entry requirements, the Spanish student community and other country-specific information.

• Two thirds of healthcare workers lacked access to appropriate PPE during first lockdown

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/ppe-uk-reach

  A new study has revealed that two thirds (64.8%) of healthcare workers reported not having access to appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times during the first UK national lockdown.

• 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.

• KIT - Japanese Language Programme Appilcation

  https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/kit---japanese/kit-applu

  Apply to the KIT, Japanese Language Programme hosted between The University of Leicester and the Kanazawa Institute of Technology.

• Researchers find alternative way to extract high purity silver from used solar panels

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-solar-cells

  A a new way of extracting valuable metals from end-of-life solar panels has been developed.

• International type 2 diabetes prevention drive suggested by COVID-19 review

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diabetes-covid

  An international drive to highlight to the importance of prevention of diabetes has been proposed following a review in the wake of the pandemic.

• Zeiss LSM 980 Airyscan 2

  https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/laser-microscopes/zeiss-lsm-980-airyscan-2

  Learn more about the Zeiss LSM 980 Airyscan 2 microscope housed in the Advanced Imaging Facility.