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Genes for learning and memory are 650 million years old, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/big-bang
A team of scientists led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered that the genes required for learning, memory, aggression and other complex behaviours originated around 650 million years ago.
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World-leading empathy healthcare centre set to expand
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/stoneygate-expansion
A Leicester centre which is pioneering medical education that creates compassionate doctors and nurses for the NHS is expanding its team
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New Saturn images show a change of seasons – and a last glimpse of its huge, warm polar vortex
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/saturn-autumn-images
New observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the famous ringed planet
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Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/eg3125
Module code: EG3125 This advanced specialist module will enable you to extend your knowledge of engineering dynamics to tackle more advanced dynamics problems.
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Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/eg3125
Module code: EG3125 This advanced specialist module will enable you to extend your knowledge of engineering dynamics to tackle more advanced dynamics problems.
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Atoms to Rocks
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl1016
Module code: GL1016 In this module, you will learn how the properties of nuclear particles and atoms govern the range and behaviour of elements in minerals and rocks.
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Rigid Body and Structural Dynamics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg3125
Module code: EG3125 This advanced specialist module will enable you to extend your knowledge of engineering dynamics to tackle more advanced dynamics problems.
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Study finds plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/catherine-russell
A University of Leicester expert has led a study which has found plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave.
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True crime wine-tasting event returns to Cardiff to mark Pride Celebrations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/wine-and-crime
Dr Angela Muir is a Lecturer in British Social and Cultural History and the Director of the Centre for Regional and Local History at the University of Leicester.
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Why the universal age-happiness ‘U-shape’ is a myth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/u-shape-happiness
New research shows that happiness often does not increase as people get older.