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Quaternary Environmental Change
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3352
Module code: GY3352 This module will provide you with an advanced-level understanding of global climatic changes during the Quaternary Period (the last c. 2.6 Million years), with an emphasis on the practicalities of reconstructing palaeoenvironmental changes.
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Advanced Microeconomics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec3000
Module code: EC3000 Any economic decision involves a part of uncertainty. Governments make policy decisions in a world where economic or sanitary crises are almost impossible to foresee. Financial actors and insurers are essentially dealing with risks.
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Having larger muscles could compensate for poor muscle quality in Chronic Kidney Disease patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/having-larger-muscles-could-compensate-for-poor-muscle-quality-in-chronic-kidney-disease-patients
The size of muscles in patients suffering from Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) could be more important to maintaining good physical performance than muscle quality, new research has shown.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-school-colleges/resources
Links to useful resources, discussing inheritance patterns for school and college students.
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Resources for teachers
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/resources-for-teachers
Material designed for teachers, aimed at either A-Level or undergraduate students, which introduces epigenetics.
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Leicester medic rugby players show off their tackle for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-medic-rugby-players-show-off-their-tackle-for-charity
The Leicester Medics Rugby Football Club (LMRFC) has bared all for a naked calendar in the name of charity.
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Research reveals devastating effect war has on childrens mental health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/research-reveals-devastating-effect-war-has-on-children2019s-mental-health
Violence and conflict in areas affected by war, such as Gaza, can have a devastating effect on the mental health of the children exposed to it, according to Professor Panos Vostanis from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.
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Leicester diabetes experts gather for international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-diabetes-experts-gather-for-international-conference
Leicester diabetes experts will be speaking at a global discussion on diabetes self-management and prevention in Denmark this week.
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About Leicester Medical Society
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/leicester-medical-society/about
Find out more about the Leicester Medical Society, one of the oldest medical societies in the country.
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President of Pakistan meets with Leicester academic to pledge support for international initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/president-of-pakistan-meets-with-leicester-academic-to-pledge-support-for-international-initiative
The President of Pakistan has pledged support for the University to promote international collaboration in higher education.