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  • Leicester academics message to returning British astronaut Tim Peake

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-academics2019-message-to-returning-british-astronaut-tim-peake

    Space scientists from our University have praised the successful completion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six month mission aboard the International Space Station.

  • 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.

  • Is there life on Mars?

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/15-is-there-life-on-mars

    BBC Life on Mars BBC Camera Crew filming University academic|The university of Leicester is working closely with NASA and the European Space Agency to determine the age-old question, is there life on Mars? Mars Sample Return is happening with the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020...

  • Could Pegasus really fly

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly

    In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as being part goat, part lion and part snake.

  • Leicester to be part of regional hub for postgraduate training

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-to-be-part-of-regional-hub-for-postgraduate-training

    Our University is working with a consortium of Midlands universities to open up a range of new opportunities for postgraduate study in the region.

  • Promising early results from new UK Type 2 diabetes prevention programme

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/promising-early-results-from-new-uk-type-2-diabetes-prevention-programme

    A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found.

  • The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula

    The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.

  • Dissertation

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl7503

    Module code: PL7503 The dissertation provides an opportunity for you to develop a specific subject and specialist knowledge, which means that your research has to be on a topic that fits with your degree title.

  • Archaeology of Human Evolution

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar2605

    Module code: AR2605 When did early humans start to walk on two legs? What were the earliest stone tools? What do 30,000 year old cave paintings mean? And how did brains, language and consciousness develop? These are just a few of the fascinating questions we will explore in...

  • Archaeological Theory

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar2601

    Module code: AR2601  What was gender like in the past? How are politics and the past entwined? How was the past different from the present? How can archaeology help us think differently about the present? These are some of the key questions posed by this exciting...

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