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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Videos highlight Leicesters leading space expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/videos-highlight-leicesters-leading-space-expertise-at-great-festival
Leicester’s leading expertise in cutting-edge space research has been showcased in a series of videos captured during the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong, which is organised by the UK’s Department for International Trade and took place in March of this year.
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Psychology students complete placement in Sri Lanka
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-students-complete-mental-health-placement-in-sri-lanka
Over the summer, two Leicester students travelled to Sri Lanka to undertake a voluntary Mental Health Placement with SLV, a graduate-led volunteering organisation, which runs psychology-focused placements in Sri Lanka and also in Bali, Indonesia.
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Remuneration Committee
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/committees/council/remuneration
See the Remuneration Committee's terms of reference and membership, including details of their role, responsibilities, reporting hierarchy and meetings.
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History PGCE
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/courses/history
History is one of the oldest subjects in the school curriculum and has undergone something of a transformation in recent decades. We are committed to History being taught as a lively, thought-provoking subject.
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Scientists deliver world-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/svom-satellite-lobster-mirror
Space scientists at the University of Leicester have delivered a completely new type of super-lightweight X-ray telescope mirror to study the greatest explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang.
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Available PhD projects
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/study/research-degrees/available-phd-projects
Browse the PhD projects available in the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester.
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David McVey
https://le.ac.uk/people/david-mcvey
The academic profile of Dr David McVey, Post-doctoral Research Associate at University of Leicester
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Alix Blockley
https://le.ac.uk/people/alix-blockley
The academic profile of Dr Alix Blockley, Lecturer School of Biological Sciences at University of Leicester