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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/research-degrees
We offer numerous opportunities for postgraduate research, leading to the award of MD, MPhil and PhD degrees both by full- and part-time study. Find out about our various areas of research.
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Increased activity during the summer caused by genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/increased-activity-during-the-summer-caused-by-genes
The warm temperature on a summer’s day is often a time for relaxing, but researchers from the Department of Genetics have suggested that a ‘thermosensory’ gene could be responsible for changes in behaviour in different climates.
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Dialect in Diaspora: People and Places (PhD)
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/dialect-in-diaspora-people-and-places
Supervisor Dr Jayne Carroll PhD student Eleanor Rye This project is being carried out at The Institute for Name-Studies at the University of Nottingham as part of The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain programme.
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Society in Transformation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy1006
Module code: SY1006 Society consists of many, many very complex networks of interdependent human beings.
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Society in Transformation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy1002
Module code: SY1002 Society consists of many, many very complex networks of interdependent human beings.
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Clinical Obesity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/copy-of-md7529
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Editing and Textual Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en7223
Module code: EN7223 This module introduces you to a wide range of textual practices that shape our experiences of English literature - often without us realising. You'll discover the decisions and processes that lie behind the texts you study and enjoy.
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Keeping our data safe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/keeping-our-data-safe
The shape of the next generation of data-driven technologies will depend upon how we address concerns about the security and integrity of data today, a University of Leicester scientist will argue at the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong.
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Exoplanets and Planet Formation
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/planet-formation
The last few years have seen an explosion in our knowledge of extra-solar planets, and we now understand that most, if not all stars host planetary systems.
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Society in Transformation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy1006
Module code: SY1006 Society consists of many, many very complex networks of interdependent human beings.