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Medical Biochemistry BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biochemistry-bsc/2026
To make big breakthroughs in diagnosing and treating disease, we often have to look at life at the molecular level. Studying biochemistry in this way will help you tackle the world’s most pressing health issues.
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.
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Leicester study to improve crop plants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-study-to-improve-crop-plants
Dr James Higgins (pictured) from the Department of Genetics has been awarded a New Investigator grant (£450,000) from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate meiotic adaptation to whole genome duplication.
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Richard III interest in India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-2013-interest-in-india
News of the discovery and research into Richard III has been of global interest – but the University of Leicester news team were a little surprised to find a photo of a boy in India sporting a Richard III T-shirt.
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Research Approaches and Design
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mk7620
Module code: MK7620 This module offers a comprehensive foundation for navigating the research process within the field of business and management studies.
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Research Approaches and Design
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mk7620
Module code: MK7620 This module offers a comprehensive foundation for navigating the research process within the field of business and management studies.
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Entrepreneurial Project
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/co3202
Module code: CO3202 In this module, you will: Carry out significant background research and a literature survey which underpins the project work.
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Perceiving the Past
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2400
Module code: HS2400 (double module) ‘History is one damn thing after another’ (Alfred Toynbee attrib.
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Perceiving the Past
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2401
Module code: HS2401 ‘History is one damn thing after another’ (Alfred Toynbee attrib.
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The Age of Augustus
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah2703
Module code: AH2703 Augustus: Builder, Patron, Victor, Lover, Tyrant. In this module will explore the foundations of the Roman Empire as they were laid by the greatest Roman of them all.