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History (Local History) MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-local-history-and-family-history-ma/2026
This is for you if... you are fascinated by regional identities, society and landscape, and historical ecology and you wish to learn historical research techniques.
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Careers in Engineering, Energy and the Environment (including the Aerospace and Defence Sector)
https://le.ac.uk/career-development-service/recruitment-fairs/employment-sector/engineering
Airline Pilot Electrical Engineer Electronics Engineer Maintenance Engineer Manufacturing Systems Engineer Materials Engineer Mechanical Engineer Network Engineer Project Engineer Systems Analyst Chemical...
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Reaching for the stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/reaching-for-the-stars
A PhD student at our University has been recognised internationally for her research into life on Mars. Berivan Esen is amongst the 30 women around the world who have been awarded the prestigious Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for 2018-19.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/brisk-walk
A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at the University of...
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Hat-trick of outstanding Knowledge Transfer Partnerships for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ktp
Two Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTP) between University of Leicester and local businesses have been commended by Innovate UK
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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published
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£8.8 million to speed up gene discoveries for lung conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/wellcome-funding-lung-health
New project aims to speed up process of finding treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and pulmonary fibrosis.
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Tim Pearce
https://le.ac.uk/people/tim-pearce
The academic profile of Dr Tim Pearce, Reader in Bioengineering at University of Leicester
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Bonds, Molecules and Cells
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt1002
Module code: NT1002 In this module you will explore the structure of microscopic objects from cells to molecules to atoms and begin to appreciate the connection between the structure of matter on the microscale and related macroscopic properties.