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• Leave economics built on dangerous fantasies says academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leave-economics-built-on-dangerous-fantasies-says-academic

  Leicester economist and Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor Professor Stephen Hall (pictured) is among leading researchers who have issued a stark warning on the risks of Brexit.

• Current view on origins of Parkinsons disease challenged by new findings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/current-view-on-origins-of-parkinson2019s-disease-challenged-by-new-findings

  The neurodegeneration that occurs in Parkinson’s disease is a result of stress on the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell rather than failure of the mitochondria as previously thought, according to a study in fruit flies.

• Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge

  The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.

• Vulnerable regions in West Africa identified through space technology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/vulnerable-regions-in-west-africa-identified-through-space-technology

  A group of international researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter (pictured) from the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research has used space satellite technology to identify regions of West Africa which are vulnerable to the effects of land degradation...

• A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth

  Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.

• Centre to bring pathology testing to breathless patients

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/centre-to-bring-pathology-testing-to-breathless-patients

  East Midlands researchers are leading the establishment of a new Centre to develop breath analysis tests that could help in the rapid diagnosis and treatment for a range of conditions, including cancers, respiratory infections and diseases such as asthma and chronic...

• Academic co-curates special exhibition on Joe Orton

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/academic-co-curates-special-exhibition-on-joe-orton

  The National Justice Museum has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to celebrate the work of Leicester playwright, Joe Orton.

• University contributes to major report on international research mobility

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-contributes-to-major-report-on-international-research-mobility

  Dr Maggy Heintz (pictured), Research and Business Development Manager (Science and Engineering) at our University, has contributed to a major Royal Society report on international research mobility.

• Bestselling crime author to give University public lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/bestselling-crime-author-to-give-university-public-lecture

  Bestselling American crime author Patricia Cornwell (pictured) will give a free public lecture as part of the University of Leicester’s Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series and Literary Leicester festival 2016.

• Dig to explore story of Castle Hill

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/dig-to-explore-story-of-castle-hill

  An ancient monument at the heart of Leicester’s Castle Hill Country Park is due to be investigated later this month as part of a community archaeological project.