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Project investigates new proteinfolding process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/project-investigates-new-2018protein-folding2019-process
A new research project from our Department of Chemistry aims to overcome a fundamental problem in biochemistry, potentially allowing us to investigate the underlying causes of Alzheimer’s disease.
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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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Leicester universities’ funding success for local improvement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/local-acceleration-fund
The University of Leicester and De Montfort University have been awarded £171,000 for an innovative project working in partnerships with local groups to gain insight and improve services in core areas including education, health, and environmental sustainability.
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur.
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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wind-turbine-remains-surprising-fossils-palaeontology
University of Leicester palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists
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Study reveals seven in ten patients hospitalised with COVID-19 not fully recovered five months post-discharge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/covid-19-patients-not-fully-recovered
The majority of survivors who left hospital following COVID-19 did not fully recover five months after discharge and continued to experience negative impacts on their physical and mental health, as well as ability to work, according to results released by the PHOSP-COVID...
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Ethical survey software from University of Leicester rolled-out by LOROS Hospice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/leicsurvey-loros
LOROS Hospice has implemented an inclusive survey tool to gather user feedback developed by University of Leicester researchers, which allows organisations to collect user data in an inclusive and accessible way
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/nurc/publications
Wang, P., Tao, Q., Dong, H., & El-Fallah, G. M. A. M. (2025). Advanced machine learning analysis of radiation hardening in reduced-activation ferritic/martensitic steels. Computational Materials Science. doi:10.1016/j.commatsci.2025.113773 Li, M., Fu, J.
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Getting the Richard III discovery team back together 10 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/richard-iii-podcast
The team behind the discovery and identification of the remains of King Richard III has reunited for a podcast series.
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Peatland protection
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/peatland-protection
Peatlands around the world are being destroyed to make way for plantation development, logging and mining.