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Inclusive curriculum will ensure “HE is fit for the 21st century”, says Leicester academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/inclusive-education
An inclusive curriculum will create a Higher Education system that is “fit for the 21st century”, a leading academic at the University of Leicester has said.
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University of Leicester explores further links with India during Consul General visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/india-consul
The ties between India and the University of Leicester have been strengthened following a campus visit from a representative of the Indian government.
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Research aims to improve sleep for people with dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dementia-sleep
Leicester expertise in behavioural science will feed into a research programme helping to find new ways of supporting people with dementia who experience problems with sleep. Across the world, around 55 million people have dementia. Up to 90% of them experience problems sleeping.
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Pioneering technique could unlock targeted treatments for cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/hdac-cancer
Leicester researchers have described application of a pioneering chemical technique which could unlock ground-breaking new treatments for cancer and other diseases.
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Using Turnitin to teach about plagiarism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/30/using-turnitin-to-teach-about-plagiarism/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 30, 2016 Turnitin is not just for spotting plagiarism once an assignment is uploaded. It can be used to teach students about plagiarism.
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New research explores how experiences of medical students may affect choosing careers in general practice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-research-explores-how-medical-students-experiences-may-affect-choosing-careers-in-general-practice
New research to better understand how medical students’ perceptions of their experiences of their undergraduate curriculum may affect choosing general practice as a career has been published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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Genomes and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3006
Module code: NT3006 This module will illustrate the techniques of modern molecular genetics that are being applied to investigate the organisation, evolution and maintenance of the integrity of genomes, and provides “hands-on” experience of many of the relevant...
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Continuing Professional Development for English Language Teachers
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ed7022
Module code: ED7022 In this module you will consider the differing ways that language teachers can develop in the course of their professional lives.
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Analysis and Design of Algorithms
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/co3002
Module code: CO3002 In this module you will study the design and analysis of algorithms – step-by-step procedures, such as those executed by computers, to solve problems.
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Perceiving the Past
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2400
Module code: HS2400 (double module) ‘History is one damn thing after another’ (Alfred Toynbee attrib.