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Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells
A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains. This breakthrough, published today in the journal Cell, offers an explanation for what makes Homo sapiens so vastly different from even our nearest relatives.
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Education Committee
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/committees/senate/academic
See the Academic Policy Committee's terms of reference and membership, including details of their role, responsibilities, reporting hierarchy and meetings.
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Spaceflight Dynamics and Propulsion
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pa7013
Module code: PA7013 In this module we will explore the fundamental physical and engineering principles appropriate to astronautics, with a specific emphasis on rocket propulsion, and the ways this is applied to rocket engines.
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Cinematic Representations of Latin America
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp3140
Module code: SP3140 This module explores different approaches to the cinematic representations of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of stereotypes and to the formation of national, regional, class, and gender identities.
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Cinematic Representations of Latin America
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp3140
Module code: SP3140 This module explores different approaches to the cinematic representations of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of stereotypes and to the formation of national, regional, class, and gender identities.
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Spaceflight Dynamics and Propulsion
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pa7013
Module code: PA7013 In this module we will explore the fundamental physical and engineering principles appropriate to astronautics, with a specific emphasis on rocket propulsion, and the ways this is applied to rocket engines.
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Spaceflight Dynamics and Propulsion
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pa7013
Module code: PA7013 In this module we will explore the fundamental physical and engineering principles appropriate to astronautics, with a specific emphasis on rocket propulsion, and the ways this is applied to rocket engines.
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Cinematic Representations of Latin America
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sp3140
Module code: SP3140 This module explores different approaches to the cinematic representations of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of stereotypes and to the formation of national, regional, class, and gender identities.
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Antibiotic resistance for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/antibiotic-resistance/higher-education
Details and academic material on antibiotic resistance for higher educations students at The University of Leicester.
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Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies
One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.