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Diabetes professors support ban on junk food adverts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/diabetes-professors-support-ban-on-junk-food-adverts
Junk food advertising aimed at children has “no place in a fit and proper society”, according to a leading diabetes expert in light of a further clampdown.
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Research grant for study into nuclear weapons and cyber warfare
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/research-grant-for-study-into-nuclear-weapons-and-cyber-warfare
Research will look into whether today’s nuclear weapons are safe from computer hacking, taking pace at The University of Leicester.
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PhD guidance
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/research-degrees/phd-guidance
The School of History, Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester welcomes initial inquiries regarding possible study for a PhD. Read our PhD Research Proposal Guidance Notes for more information.
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What is a professional doctorate?
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/what-they-are/prof-doctorate
Professional doctorates are equivalent to a PhD but have a focus on a specific professional context, such as social science, medicine or psychology.
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Careers
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/careers
Career coaching As part of the PhD, students have exclusive access to a career coaching programme, developed with external collaborators and run in conjunction with the Wellcome Trust DTP at the University of Nottingham.
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Karis Wainaina
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/karis-wainaina
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World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture
Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at the University of Leicester on Monday 3 June 2019.
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£1.3 million grant for global atmosphere research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-troposphere-erc-grant
Dr Eloise Marais from our School of Physics and Astronomy has secured a European Research Council (ERC) grant of more than £1 million to advance her crucial research into the global upper troposphere.
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What will the future of Lunar exploration look like as humans return to the Moon?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/humanising-space
Read more about the latest in University of Leicester's Humanising Space series.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-mutations-and-cancer/school-and-colleges/resources
If you're studying towards your A-Levels, take a look at the information we have that can aid you with your studies on genetic mutation and cancer.