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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
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Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/cabinet-of-curiosities
A unique performance that challenges the way we think about disability.
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Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths’-worth of star every time it passes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/black-hole
Massive burst of X-rays detected by University of Leicester astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole.
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NGTS discovers an extremely small star in an eclipsing binary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/01/ngts-discovers-an-extremely-small-star-in-an-eclipsing-binary/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 September 2020 Leicester PhD student Jack Acton discusses his latest discovery, a record breaking eclipsing binary system found in data from the NGTS exoplanet survey.
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Stellar dynamics and dark matter
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/stellar-dynamics-and-dark-matter
Stellar dynamics, or the study of the motions of stars, is a powerful tool for understanding the Universe.
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An evening with Esua Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/esua-jane-goldsmith
On International Women's Day, former Students’ Union President Esua Jane Goldsmith talked about how her time in Leicester University in the 1970s shaped her personal and political journey, and connections with the social justice movements of today.
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Science Kitchen
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen
The Science Kitchen is a facility within the School of Chemistry developed by Josh Smalley following his success as a contestant on the Great British bake Off.
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Highlights from our postgraduate research community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/highlights-from-our-postgraduate-research-community
The Graduate School has announced the publication of the second Issue of Frontier, the postgraduate research magazine for and by postgraduate students of the University of Leicester.
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Diane Levine
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/diane-levine
Diane is at the heart of interdisciplinary research at Leicester.
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Winter Graduation Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/winter-graduation-gallery
Congratulations to all of the students who have graduated this week and to the distinguished leaders who received honorary degrees from the University.