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Bioinformatics and Biochemistry of Nucleic Acids
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3005
Module code: NT3005 This module will provide grounding regarding the structure of proteins, how this relates to their function and the mechanisms responsible for regulating gene expression in prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
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Astrophysics, Astrochemistry and Astrobiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2001
Module code: NT2001 This module examines one of the greatest questions mankind has ever asked: are we alone? It is only recently that humanity has started to gain the tools that will allow a rigorous scientific analysis of the issues involved in the search for life in...
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Mechanics, Electricity and Magnetism
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2009
Module code: NT2009 Classical mechanics, sometimes known as Newtonian mechanics, is the branch of classical (pre-quantum) physics concerned with forces and motion, particularly of macroscopic objects.
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University praised for outstanding success by global indicator of research excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-praised-for-outstanding-success
Our University has been cited for its outstanding performance in a global ranking of world-leading universities published this month.
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Diane Levine
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/diane-levine
Diane is at the heart of interdisciplinary research at Leicester.
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An evening with Esua Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/esua-jane-goldsmith
On International Women's Day, former Students’ Union President Esua Jane Goldsmith talked about how her time in Leicester University in the 1970s shaped her personal and political journey, and connections with the social justice movements of today.
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Exceptional research showcase
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/research-showcase
Professor Nishan Canagarajah comments on the breadth and excellence of our ground-breaking research at Leicester.
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Grantham, Lincolnshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect/lincolnshire/grantham
Listen to speakers from Grantham, Lincolnshire from a range of backgrounds as part of the dialect project between researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Leicester.
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Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide
The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119 higher education institutions in the UK listed in their rankings.
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New test for sudden cardiac death receives funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-test-for-sudden-cardiac-death-receives-funding
A new test to identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death is being developed by researchers at our University and Leicester’s Hospitals thanks to a £183,000 grant from national charity Heart Research UK.