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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/cell-cycle/the-cell-cycle-higher-education/resources
Useful resources for higher education on gene expression and regulation.
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Optometry MOptom
https://le.ac.uk/courses/optometry-moptom/2026
Optometry combines the empathy and compassion of healthcare with the clinical expertise of using specialist diagnostic equipment.
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Chemistry BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/chemistry-bsc/2026
Discoveries in chemistry can lead to all kinds of breakthroughs in fields like health and medicine, energy and the environment, technology and materials – to name just a few.
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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. Dr Sally Morgan from the Department of Geology at Leicester, is a petrophysicist within the international team of scientists who are on-board the vessel.
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Preserving the grave
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave
One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.
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Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-neuroscience-bsc/2026
No computer is more powerful or complex than the human brain. And you’ll get to study the central role it plays in our nervous system – and what can happen when it goes wrong. This degree includes the option to change your specialism in your second year.
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Biological Sciences BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-bsc/2026
From the simplest to the most complex organisms, from the molecular level to the evolutionary development of species, the living world is endlessly complex and fascinating. This degree takes you across biological boundaries with the option to specialise in your second year.
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Medical Biochemistry BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biochemistry-bsc/2026
To make big breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating disease, we often have to look at life at the molecular level. Studying biochemistry in this way will help you tackle the world’s most pressing health issues.
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Black Lives Matter
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/about/black-lives-matter
Academics in the Centre for American Studies have put together a list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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DNA analysis
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/dna-analysis
Simply extracting the DNA from the remains wouldn’t tell us the identity of the individual. It requires comparing DNA from the skeletal remains with that of known relatives.