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Skin swabs could detect COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/skin-swabs
COVID-19 could be detected through non-invasive skin swab samples, new research published by the Universities of Leicester, Surrey and Manchester has revealed today.
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Leicester computational modelling experts pioneer pest-busting model
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/slug-distribution
Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control and hence significantly reduce the impact of pests on crops whilst minimising the damage to environment.
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River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/river-plastic
Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester shows.
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Empathy expert addresses global audience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/prototypes-for-humanity-empathy-artificial-intelligence
Empathy expert Professor Jeremy Howick is among the speakers addressing fellow academics on global health challenges in Dubai this week
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Polish
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/polish
Study Polish courses for all levels at The University of Leicester.
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Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age Britain and Ireland
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2606
Module code: AR2606 This module allows you to explore the famous sites of Britain and Ireland from the Neolithic to the Iron Age as well as the key questions about the periods.
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Later Prehistory
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar1553
Module code: AR1553 Why did people first start living in crowded cities? How can exchanging gifts be a crucial social and political practice? How and why do state societies emerge? How is power created and maintained? This module explores turning...
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Crime and Organisations
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/cr3504
Module code: CR3504 This module introduces you to the key theoretical and contemporary debates in the study of white collar crime and the much broader category, 'crimes of the powerful'.
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Cinematic Representations of Latin America
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp3140
Module code: SP3140 This module explores different approaches to the cinematic representations of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of stereotypes and to the formation of national, regional, class, and gender identities.
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Cinematic Representations of Latin America
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sp3140
Module code: SP3140 This module explores different approaches to the cinematic representations of Latin America. Particular attention will be paid to the construction of stereotypes and to the formation of national, regional, class, and gender identities.