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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/mutation-and-adaption/higher-education/resources
Take a look at the resources available for students in higher education on horizontal gene transfer, all with descriptions and links.
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Research support team
https://le.ac.uk/cssah/research/support-team
Find out how to get in touch with the research support team based in the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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Affiliations
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/about-us/affiliations
The Centre for Urban History maintains strong links with many organisations and research centres. Please take a look at our affiliations.
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Data Science
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ec2062
Module code: EC2062 In this module you learn about numerical programming using language R, and learning the mathematical algorithm and statistical theory that underpins it.
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Attenborough Café
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/attenborough
Find out more about the Delicious food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.
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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old
New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study
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Ocean temperature record unlocked from Fijian coral reveals highest warmth in over six centuries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/coral-warming
Unique 627 year-long record of ocean temperatures in the Fijian archipelago published by international team co-led by University of Leicester
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Breakthrough study uncovers origin of plant sperm
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-breakthrough-study-origin-plant-sperm
A large international team of researchers has uncovered the origin of an ancient genetic mechanism needed for plant fertility
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Previous research projects
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects
More information on Politics and International Relations research cluster previous research projects.
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Hotspots and minisatellites
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/hotspots-and-minisatellites
Instrumental to Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' refining of the genetic fingerprinting technique were hotspots of activity and minisatellites.