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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/research-degrees
We offer numerous opportunities for postgraduate research, leading to the award of MD, MPhil and PhD degrees both by full- and part-time study. Find out about our various areas of research.
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Why coronavirus can be fatal in young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-corona-in-young
Coronavirus can be fatal to young people because of the extreme immune response triggered by the virus within their body, advises Dr Julian Tang, Associate Professor of Respiratory Sciences at the University of Leicester.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...
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New study shows that broader DNA testing is needed to diagnose complex eye conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/eye-condition-genome-testing-leicester
A new study by University of Leicester experts shows that complex eye conditions can be diagnosed much earlier through genome-wide testing
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Cabinet of Curiosities: how disability was kept in a box
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/cabinet-of-curiosities
A unique performance that challenges the way we think about disability.
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Thought piece: The problem with Apollo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-problem-with-apollo
Apollo 11 launches Apollo 11 launches| As the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface approaches, Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations, School of History, Politics and International Relations, discusses the problems with Apollo.
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Personalised treatment in B cell malignancies
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/personalised-treatment-in-b-cell-malignancies
Research theme leads: Professor Martin Dyer; Dr Harriet Walter, Dr Matt Ahearne Thanks to the generous philanthropic support of The Scott-Waudby Charitable Trust, the University of Leicester has been able to establish the Haematological Research Theme which supports both...
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Space Park Leicester to appear at US Commercial Space Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/space-park-leicester-commercial-space-week
William Wells joins the UK government’s delegation at the event which will attract more than 5,000 attendees from over 30 countries
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Students calculate how much of the Amazon would be required to print the Internet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/students-calculate-how-much-of-the-amazon-would-be-required-to-print-the-internet
Students from the The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have calculated how much paper would be required to physically print the Internet as we know it - and have worked out that despite the Internet’s enormous size less than 1 per cent of the Amazon rainforest’s...
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HRH The Duke of Gloucester visits research centre for heart disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hrh-the-duke-of-gloucester-to-visit-research-centre-for-heart-disease
HRH The Duke of Gloucester is to witness at first hand the life-saving work taking place at the University, working in partnership with Leicester’s Hospitals, when he visits the new British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre at Glenfield Hospital.