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Thrown to the Lions? New evidence revealed for the use of lions during executions in Roman Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/roman-lion-handle
Dr John Pearce, from King’s College London, is a co-author of the study. He added: “This unique object gives us our most detailed representation of this form of execution found in Roman Britain.
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Faith fights diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/faith-fights-diabetes
Our University has joined a community group in Leicester to fight diabetes. Members of the Dawoodi Bohra Community have organised a diabetes awareness walk in Victoria Park on Sunday 25 March.
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 29
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/29/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Biological Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/study/biological-sciences
At Leicester, our wide range of biological and medical sciences degrees are taught by world-leading researchers. We also discovered DNA fingerprinting.
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Principles of Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/bs2030
Module code: BS2030 This module builds on the knowledge of microbiology gained in module BS1040. The module provides an opportunity to consider microbes as complete entities rather than as sources of biological material.
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Principles of Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/bs2030
Module code: BS2030 This module builds on the knowledge of microbiology gained in module BS1040. The module provides an opportunity to consider microbes as complete entities rather than as sources of biological material.
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Principles of Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs2030
Module code: BS2030 This module builds on the knowledge of microbiology gained in module BS1040. The module provides an opportunity to consider microbes as complete entities rather than as sources of biological material.
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Study
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study
The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology contributes to the teaching of degree programmes in the School of Biological Sciences and to the teaching of the Medicine MBChB medical degree. We also teach Masters-level courses and supervise a range of PhD research students.
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Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/potential-new-targets-for-cancer-treatments-identified-by-leicester-research-team
An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer and how to target it more effectively with new treatments.
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Research Design and Methods (with Dissertation Planning)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy2414
Module code: GY2414 This module equips you for your independent research project, gearing you up for the dissertation that you’ll submit in Year 3.