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Breakthrough molecular movie reveals DNA’s unzipping mechanism with implications for viral and cancer treatments
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/dna-helix-microscopy-cancer
Scientists at the University of Leicester have captured the first detailed “molecular movie” showing DNA being unzipped at the atomic level
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Student perspective of racial inclusion in medical school exams: an SSC project
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/sethara-alwis-ssc
Student blog describing a research project to understand experiences of student assessment and improve racial inclusion within patient simulators
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From arc magmas to ores (FAMOS)
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes/projects/famos
Learn about the From arc magmas to ores project in The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at the University of Leicester.
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The cultural value of engaging with museums and galleries
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/engaging-with-museums-1
A critical review of the existing body of research in the UK about the value of visiting museums and galleries.
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Researchers publish results of largest ever study on postnatal depression in British South Asian mothers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/postnatal-depression
An extensive trial , supported by the University of Leicester, into postnatal depression in South Asian women has found that tailored support can make a difference to their recovery
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A festive flying pterosaur family reunion 150 million years in the making
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/pterosaur-reunion
University of Leicester study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur
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Drugs legislation requires review, says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/drugs-misuse-scarman-lecture
The main piece of legislation used to combat illegal drug use in the UK is no longer fit for purpose, according to a leading criminologist at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester to showcase humanities research at 2021 Being Human festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/being-human
University of Leicester experts from disciplines as diverse as English literature, archaeology and criminology – and a whole lot more – have joined the programme for the UK’s largest national festival of the humanities.
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University of Leicester gets £1.3m boost to turn bright ideas into world-changing impacts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/iaa-funding
The University of Leicester has received £1.3m in funding to help turn the brightest research ideas into world-changing impacts.