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Biological Sciences (Genetics) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-genetics-mbiolsci/2026
Genetics is so much more than the study of inheritance. Fundamental to our understanding of health and disease, food security, conservation and ecology and the origins of life, genetics has a massive influence on ethics and society.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/research
We hold grants from a range of funders including National Institute for Health research (NIHR), Medical Research Council (MRC), the European Commission, UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and Leicester City Council.
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Primary programmes
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary-programmes
View all the primary programmes that we offer for foundation, key stage 1 and key stage 2 levels.
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Scholarships and discounts
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We are committed to attracting the brightest and best postgraduate students to Leicester regardless of background. Find out about our scholarships and discounts.
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Data protection notice
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View our data protection notice guidelines relating to student privacy.
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Three-fold rise in extremely premature babies given respiratory life support in England and Wales after guidelines change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/premature-babies
The number of very premature babies (22 weeks) given respiratory life support (survival focused care) and/or admitted to neonatal units in England and Wales has increased 3-fold, following changes in 2019 to national guidance.
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UK First as new NHS study of digital ‘smart inhalers’ for children with asthma starts in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/asthma
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, exploring the use of Smart Inhalers to prevent asthma flare-ups in children and young people has started in the city.
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Medical Biosciences (Genetics) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-genetics-mbiolsci/2026
Genetics and genetic mechanisms can tell us so much about heredity and evolution. When researched in the context of diseases in a massively outbred human population, genetics leads us to discover better, more personalised diagnosis and treatments of diseases.
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Medical Biosciences (Genetics) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-genetics-mbiolsci/2027
Genetics and genetic mechanisms can tell us so much about heredity and evolution. When researched in the context of diseases in a massively outbred human population, genetics leads us to discover better, more personalised diagnosis and treatments of diseases.
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Medical Biosciences (Physiology) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-physiology-mbiolsci/2026
The human body is a collection of interacting systems that in normal health work smoothly with each other in a self-regulated manner.