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Microbial Pathogenesis and Genomics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/bs3011
Module code: BS3011 This module focuses on how microbial pathogens cause infectious diseases, tackling key ideas such as the nature and functions of virulence factors, how microbes overcome host defences and the on-going evolution of pathogenic traits.
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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.
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Microbial Pathogenesis and Genomics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs3011
Module code: BS3011 This module focuses on how microbial pathogens cause infectious diseases, tackling key ideas such as the nature and functions of virulence factors, how microbes overcome host defences and the on-going evolution of pathogenic traits.
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Dancing through life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/dancing-through-life
A former professional dancer, Dr Heidi Ashton from the University’s School of Management has revealed some of the realities of working as a dancer in a new video interview.
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Literature and the Environment: Global Eco-Fiction
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en7141
Module code: EN7141 In this module we will explore how contemporary literature responds to the increasingly urgent worldwide problems of climate change and environmental crisis.
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Professor Andrea Cooper
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/great-minds/andrea-cooper
Research focusing on harnessing the immune system to combat Tuberculosis. Andrea’s research is redefining what can be done to combat the disease at a cellular, system and environmental level.
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Leicester Criminologist to give expert evidence to House of Commons Home Affairs Committee
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-criminologist-to-give-expert-evidence-to-house-of-commons-home-affairs-committee-1
Professor Neil Chakraborti (pictured), Head of the Department of Criminology and Director of the Centre for Hate Studies, has been invited to give expert evidence to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee on 6 February.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/research
Learn more about the research conducted in the Stoneygate Centre for Empathic Healthcare.
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From air travel getting safer to the doublestandards of sex tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-air-travel-getting-safer-to-the-double-standard-of-sex-tourism
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Dr Simon Bennett from the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning has written an article for The Conversation discussing how despite what news stories may suggest, air travel is actually getting safer.
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Medical students meet best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, Dr Benji Waterhouse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/medical-students-benji-waterhouse-leicester
It’s not every day you get to meet a best-selling author, comedian and NHS psychiatrist, but that's what Medical with Foundation Year Students at the University of Leicester did.