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Undergraduate
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/undergraduate
The Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester teaches undergraduate degree courses in the School of Biological Sciences, the Biological Sciences (Genetics) BSc and the Medical Genetics BSc.
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Undergraduate courses
https://le.ac.uk/history/study/undergraduate
We are one of the largest history departments in the UK.
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Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-asthma-pill
asthma pills asthmatic person holding an inhaler|Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks.
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Teachers and careers advisers
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/teachers
The Future Students Office provides expert information, advice and guidance to students, parents and teachers, wherever you are in the world.
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Modern Languages BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/modern-languages-ba/2026
Leicester’s Modern Language Studies degree allows you to study up to three languages, from French, Italian, and Spanish.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/research
Our research facility provides a number of specialist services, including: in vivo services, our preclinical imaging facility and our infectious organisms model.
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Hear from the experts on medical marvels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/hear-from-the-experts-on-medical-marvels
The public is being invited to hear about latest advances in cancer and conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases.
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Ethnic differences in need for heart pacemakers may have genetic link
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/ethnic-differences-in-need-for-heart-pacemakers-may-have-genetic-link
Researchers have found evidence to show that South Asian people (from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka) are less likely to require a pacemaker for an abnormally low heart rate compared to white people of European origin.
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Student engagement panels
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/engagement-monitoring/engagement-panels
If your engagement with your programme of study is not satisfactory you may be referred to an engagement panel. The panel may decide that you should be placed in suspense or withdrawn from studies for non-engagement.
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Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-sisters-genome
Two Leicester sisters who had their entire genomes sequenced in the hope of finding answers to their family history of breast cancer have learnt they both carry a genetic variant that significantly increases their risk of developing the disease.