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Human Rights Law
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/human-rights-law
We research and consider all aspects of the law relating to human rights, at the domestic, European and international levels.
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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...
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Simulation at Burton
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/facilities/simulation-centre/undergraduate/burton
The Midland Training and Simulation Centre is based at Queen's Hospital, Burton, and offers undergraduate medical students from Leicester a variety of high-quality training courses and educational opportunities.
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Geography PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/courses/geography
Geography is an exciting and relevant subject which plays a major role in helping children to develop a better understanding of the increasingly complex world around them. Find out more about the Geography PGCE specialism, part of the Secondary PGCE in the School of Education.
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Up to a third of people with type 2 diabetes not taking prescriptions properly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/05-type-2-diabetes-prescriptions
Leicester researchers have used a unique screening approach to suggest that nearly a third of people with type 2 diabetes may be putting their health at risk because they are not taking their medications correctly.
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Sarah Casewell
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/sarah-casewell
Sarah is the Co-Chair for The Women’s Forum, which supports the work and careers of women at the University.
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Renaissance Drama
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en1050
Module code: EN1050 (double module) This module will enable you to build on existing knowledge and skills to develop a more independent and broad approach to the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries within their theatrical and cultural context.
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Journalism and Media BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/journalism-and-media-ba/2026
Study a joint degree in journalism and media in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology
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Critical race theory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/08/16/critical-race-theory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 16, 2022 UCLA Law school project tracking attacks on the teaching of critical race theory in the USA. Critical race theory seeks to expose systematic racism and racist cultures.
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Undergraduate courses
https://le.ac.uk/physics/study/undergraduate
Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester has one of the best staff-student ratios in the UK, a wide range of module choice, and the opportunity to be taught by academics who are passionately engaged in advancing their fields.