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Gene inheritance for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-higher-education
Observations of the way traits, or characteristics, are passed from one generation to the next in the form of identifiable phenotypes probably represent the oldest form of genetics. Find out more about this topic through The University of Leicester.
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Vaccines for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/vaccines/higher-education
The immune system is highly complex, bringing together a multitude of different cells and signals. Read more about the immune system through a simple overview provided by The University of Leicester.
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Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century
Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.
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Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Lunatic Asylum in 1836.
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10th November 2017 Sol 1871 – Scottish Quadrangle on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/11/10/10th-november-2017-sol-1871-scottish-quadrangle-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 10, 2017 The field area for Curiosity along its traverse (currently nearly 18 km) is divided into a series of map qaudrangles. Each of these has outcrop and feature names based on a region of Earth e.g.
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Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/potential-new-targets-for-cancer-treatments-identified-by-leicester-research-team
An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer and how to target it more effectively with new treatments.
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LCFC Programme of research
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/lcfc
Find out more about the LCFC Programme of research within TIMMS research group.
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Global Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ms3004
Module code: MS3004 The term ‘Global Cultures’ often brings to mind notions such as cultural imperialism, global cinema and Hollywood. But, Global Cultures are more than that: they encompass complex relations between globalisation and culture at large.
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Global Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ms3004
Module code: MS3004 The term ‘Global Cultures’ often brings to mind notions such as cultural imperialism, global cinema and Hollywood. But, Global Cultures are more than that: they encompass complex relations between globalisation and culture at large.
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Global Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms3004
Module code: MS3004 The term ‘Global Cultures’ often brings to mind notions such as cultural imperialism, global cinema and Hollywood. But, Global Cultures are more than that: they encompass complex relations between globalisation and culture at large.