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Professor Andrea Cooper
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/great-minds/andrea-cooper
Research focusing on harnessing the immune system to combat Tuberculosis. Andrea’s research is redefining what can be done to combat the disease at a cellular, system and environmental level.
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Food, Diet and Health in Early Modern Europe
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3678
Module code: HS3678 This module explores the relationship between food and health in Europe from Scotland to Sicily, and Portugal to Poland, during the early modern period.
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Behavioural Economics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec3089
Module code: EC3089 This modules deals with a branch of economics that stems from cognitive psychology that aims to try and understand the actual behaviours that underlie an individual's decisions.
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Games and Gamification
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co1112
Module code: CO1112 This module will teach Java programming for games through a series of practical workshops and GIS. It will also reflect critically on ‘serious’ gaming through a lecture and seminar series.
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Global Media
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms1003
Module code: MS1003 This module offers an introduction to theories of globalisation and the role of media and communication technologies in the transformation of the world at both local and global levels.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/population-genetics/population-genetics-higher-education/resources
Access to higher education resources for population genetics, with descriptions and links, supplied by The University of Leicester.
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Healthy eating and respiratory irritants from 400000 years ago revealed through ancient dental plaque
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/healthy-eating-and-respiratory-irritants-from-400-000-years-ago-revealed-through-ancient-dental-plaque
The University of Leicester is involved in new research conducted by archaeologists from the University of York and the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in collaboration with members of Tel Aviv University, that reveals striking insights into the living conditions...
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Innovative pathology tests to help patients receive better treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/innovative-pathology-tests-to-help-patients-receive-better-treatment
The Medical Research Council (MRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have made a joint award of £16m to develop molecular pathology tests to help deliver stratified medicine in a wide range of disease areas.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 24 30 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-24-30-september
Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations has weighed up the pros and cons of armed drones in the skies above us in an article for The Conversation.
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Students lightbulb moment helps capture stunning images at supersonic speeds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/student2019s-lightbulb-moment-helps-capture-stunning-images-at-supersonic-speeds
A Leicester Engineering student has taken his handyman skills to a new level by repairing a piece of legacy teaching equipment using materials sourced at his local DIY store.