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• Foundations of Biological Sciences

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs0011

  Module code: BS0011 This module will provide a comprehensive grounding in the molecular underpinnings of the chemistry, biology and genetics of biological organisms, and will develop your understanding of how these foundations contribute to the complexity of biological systems.

• Human Biology and Behaviour

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs0013

  Module code: BS0013 This module introduces core principles of Human Biology, beginning with the structure and function of the skeletal system and bone tissue.

• The Alice Hawkins Collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/09/05/the-alice-hawkins-collection/

  Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on September 5, 2025 By Iona Kerstin Volynets 6 September 2025 From July 2009 to June 2010, a team of devoted volunteers at the LeicestHERday Trust gathered 150 interviews of prominent women from Leicestershire.

• Introduction to French Cinema

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/fr2023

  Module code: FR2023 Module co-ordinator: Dr Oliver Brett In this module, we'll study two key aspects of French film history: the 1930s and New Wave cinema.

• Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago

  Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a type of phallic-shaped ‘penis worm’ – and has helped to identify that the creature used a bizarre set of teeth to drag itself across...

• Lifechanging scholarships announced at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/2018life-changing2019-scholarships-announced-at-leicester

  The University has announced the names of its 2016 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholars. These students have been awarded Scholarships by the the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the UK to allow them to pursue a Master’s course while living in their home countries.

• Leicester Professor to lead UK Space Science Strategy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-martin-barstow-uksa

  Professor Martin Barstow has been appointed as Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Science Programme Advisory Committee, leading the UK's approach to Space Science.

• King’s Birthday Honour recognises researcher’s dedication to saving peatlands

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/kings-birthday-honour-recognises-researchers-dedication-saving-peatlands

  A University of Leicester geographer who has dedicated her career to preserving the world’s peatlands has been recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

• About

  https://le.ac.uk/social-epigenetics-lab/about

  The University of Leicester social epigenetics lab is researching DNA methylation in insect models to investigate how it affects bees' social biology and environmental response.

• Research projects

  https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects

  Take a look at the externally-funded research projects taking place at the Politics and International Relations research cluster.