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English BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-ba/2026
The University of Leicester’s English degree offers a comprehensive study of English literature, from medieval classics to modern masterpieces.
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Using DNA fingerprinting to catch a killer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/using-dna-fingerprinting-to-catch-a-killer
This summer marks 30 years since DNA fingerprinting - discovered by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys right here in the University's Department of Genetics in 1984 - was first used in a criminal investigation.
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Ancient History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-ba/2026
Engage with the history of the classical world and explore a fascinating and crucial chapter of our human past with Leicester’s Ancient History BA degree.
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With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs1017
Module code: HS1017 This module will survey the history of the United States since 1877, introducing you to the key events, issues and themes in order to provide you with a framework for further study in United States history.
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With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs1017
Module code: HS1017 This module will survey the history of the United States since 1877, introducing you to the key events, issues and themes in order to provide you with a framework for further study in United States history.
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With Liberty and Justice for All? US History since 1776
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs1017
Module code: HS1017 This module will survey the history of the United States since 1877, introducing you to the key events, issues and themes in order to provide you with a framework for further study in United States history.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-carceral-archipelago/publications
Publications and scholarly outputs of the Carceral Archipelago project Clare Anderson OPEN ACCESS! Clare Anderson, "Empire and Exile: reflections on the Ibis trilogy," American Historical Review 121, 5 (2016).
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Research students
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/people/research-students
See a list of the research students currently studying in the department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester. Find contact details for our MD, PhD and MRes students.
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Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys is the god of forensic science says bestselling crime author in new video
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/patricia-cornwell-describes-impact-inventor-of-genetic-fingerprinting-has-had-on-her-career
Bestselling crime writer Patricia Cornwell has paid tribute to the University of Leicester Professor who invented the technique of genetic fingerprinting during her visit to De Montfort Hall in Leicester to give a talk as part of the University Literary Leicester festival...
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The World Wide Web is 30 years old
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/18/the-world-wide-web-is-30-years-old/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2019 On March 12, 1989, British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for what would become the World Wide Web to his boss at the European Organization for...