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Analysis of coral reveals long-term climate impact in Southeast Asia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-coral-reefs
Leicester-led research into coral reefs fringing the iconic island of Borneo in Southeast Asia has revealed the impact of cyclical climate patterns on the local marine ecosystem.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/biological-sciences/people
Browse the contacts and administrative support staff who work in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester.
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School and departmental contacts
https://le.ac.uk/cls/people/school
Find contact details for the members of staff working in the schools and departments that make up the College of Life Sciences.
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Physiology and Pharmacology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs2013
Module code: BS2013 This module is concerned with developing an understanding of the principles by which drugs affect the physiological function of individual cells that comprise organ systems such as the heart.
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Physiology and Pharmacology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/bs2013
Module code: BS2013 This module is concerned with developing an understanding of the principles by which drugs affect the physiological function of individual cells that comprise organ systems such as the heart.
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Seven top ten subject areas in Guardian University Guide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/seven-top-ten-subject-areas-in-guardian-university-guide
The latest figures from the Guardian University Guide have ranked the University of Leicester at 32nd, placing us among the top third of the 119 higher education institutions in the UK listed in their rankings.
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Concert to celebrate life of gifted teacher in Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/concert-to-celebrate-life-of-gifted-teacher-in-chemistry
A concert is being held at the University to celebrate the life of Dr Martin Harger, Emeritus Reader in the Department of Chemistry, who worked in the Department for more than 38 years and died recently after a short illness.
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Physiology and Pharmacology
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs2013
Module code: BS2013 This module is concerned with developing an understanding of the principles by which drugs affect the physiological function of individual cells that comprise organ systems such as the heart.
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DEFRA Greenhouse Gas Emissions
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/defra-greenhouse-gas-emissions
This research project carried out by DEFRA will quantify greenhouse gas fluxes from fenland under different land use to derive recommendations for land management and climate mitigation policies.
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Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.