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Abolition and Adventure: Narratives of the Atlantic World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en7254
Module code: EN7254 Accounts of global travel and adventure were extremely popular with eighteenth-century British readers.
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The Cell: An Introduction to Cell Biology and Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs1040
Module code: BS1040 This module provides an overview of key concepts concerning ‘The Cell’ by introducing you to key principles in microbiology and cell biology.
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The Cell: An Introduction to Cell Biology and Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/bs1040
Module code: BS1040 This module provides an overview of key concepts concerning ‘The Cell’ by introducing you to key principles in microbiology and cell biology.
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The Cell: An Introduction to Cell Biology and Microbiology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs1040
Module code: BS1040 This module provides an overview of key concepts concerning ‘The Cell’ by introducing you to key principles in microbiology and cell biology.
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World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/cilia
A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the first time.
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Soul
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/soul
Find out more about the Soul food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.
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Decoy protein injection could stop COVID-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/17-decoy-protein-covid-19
Coronavirus image Illustration of coronavirus|Decoy proteins that bind and trap the coronavirus to stop it infecting cells in our bodies are being developed by the University of Leicester.
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New Alzheimers Advance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-alzheimer2019s-advance
Work done at Leicester has helped to identify a new drug target for not only improving symptoms of brain degeneration – but also to extend the life-span of the terminally ill mice.
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Department of Molecular and Cell Biology
https://le.ac.uk/mcb
The University of Leicester has a global reputation for excellence in Molecular and Cell Biology. Find out more about our undergraduate courses, postgraduate Masters degrees and research opportunities.
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RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.