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University of Leicester Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls ready to compete on the world stage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/olympics-paralympics
Student Lauren Henry and alumnus Nick Cummins are competing as part of TeamGB in the Olympics and Paralympics 2024
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New enzyme research could help to develop drugs to treat diseases such as cancer and Alzheimers Disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-enzyme-research-could-help-to-develop-drugs-to-treat-diseases-such-as-cancer-and-alzheimer2019s-disease
New knowledge about the mechanism of specific protein complexes in the body could help in the development of better drugs for the treatment of diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s, according to research led by Professor John Schwabe from the Department of Molecular and...
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University showcases new approach to fight wildlife crime through portable DNA analysis tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-showcases-new-approach-to-fight-wildlife-crime-through-portable-dna-analysis-tool
Leicester researchers will be presenting to government officials on Thursday 2 June on a prize-winning innovation to tackle wildlife crime using a novel DNA sequencer at an event in Washington D.C. The U.S.
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The Molecules of Life – An Introduction to Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2004
Module code: NT2004 'The Molecules of Life’ will provide a comprehensive introduction to the basic chemical principles underpinning biochemistry, and an overview of the structures of biological macromolecules and their components.
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Transporting Convicts from New Zealand to Van Diemen’s Land
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/10/31/transporting-convicts-from-new-zealand-to-van-diemens-land/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on October 31, 2017 By Dr Kristyn Harman Senior Lecturer in History, University of Tasmania Like many New Zealanders, I grew up hearing stories about the Australian penal colonies, particularly anecdotes of London...
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A Solution to the ‘Perfect Murder’? University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/11/05/julia-wallace/
Posted by Victoria Stewart in School of English Blog on November 5, 2013 A Solution to the ‘Perfect Murder’? P. D. James and the Case of Julia Wallace At the end of last month, The Sunday Times proclaimed that the crime novelist P. D.
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Blog: New Political Order? The strange demise of red and blue
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/new-political-order-strange-demise-labour-conservatives-blog
In this expert blog, Paul Baines, Professor of Political Marketing, explains what’s happened to the Tories and Labour.
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Could human beings one day live on Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/could-human-beings-one-day-live-on-mars
The Mars One Mission hopes to create a human settlement on Mars by the year 2025 allowing people to live on the Red Planet, albeit in an enclosed environment.
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Awardwinning documentary explores the hot and energetic universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/award-winning-documentary-explores-the-hot-and-energetic-universe
An award-winning documentary produced by an international consortium of space researchers, including scientists from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, explores the breath-taking achievements of modern astronomy.
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Richard III’s discovery takes to the stage at the Royal Institution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/23-richard-iii-royal-institution-haldene-lecture
Richard III geneticist Professor Turi King to give prestigious JBS Haldane Lecture on Monday 26 November 2018.