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Talks and Workshops for Schools
Leicester has an international reputation for Biological Sciences based upon the research strengths of Genetics, Biochemistry, Biology and Cell Physiology & Pharmacology that were awarded the top ratings of 5 or 5* in the last national Research Assessment Exercise in 2001. The School also has an outstanding reputation for teaching: in the review of the School by the Quality Assurance Agency, our teaching was rated as 'excellent'. In 2005 the School was awarded status as a Centre of Excellence for Teaching and Learning by HEFCE and was ranked first equal among full time providers of higher education in the National Student Survey.
The School encourages interactions with schools and colleges in the area and offers a range of lectures and workshops (details at the bottom of the page). A list of lectures currently offered is given below. To enquire if a presentation can be given at your school please contact the member of staff directly. Their individual email usernames are listed in parentheses alongside their names. These should be inserted in place of xxx in the following generic e-mail address ( xxx@le.ac.uk ). For example, Dr Chris Willmott (Biochemistry) can be contacted at cjrw2@le.ac.uk
Animal Science
Why Are Cod Close To Extinction in the North Sea?
Dr P Hart (pbh) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Biochemistry
Molecular Machines – Where Physics Meets Biology
Prof Clive Bagshaw (crb5) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Understanding Cancer
Prof David Critchley (drc) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Antibodies and Immunity
Dr Tim Harrison (tmh) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Monoclonal Antibodies
Dr Tim Harrison (tmh) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Genes and Cancer
Dr Catrin Pritchard (cap8) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Protein Structures and Designer Drugs
Prof Gordon Roberts (gcr) 60 mins Key Stage 5
How Antibiotics Work and Why They Sometimes Don’t
Dr Chris Willmott (cjrw2) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Cipro, Anthrax and All That
Dr Chris Willmott (cjrw2) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Pig-to-Human Transplants and Other Bioethical Dilemmas of the Near Future
Dr Chris Willmott (cjrw2) 60 mins Key Stage 5
Genetics
Ethics of Genetics
Dr Annette Cashmore (amc19) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Human Evolution
Dr Mark Jobling (maj4) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Genes and Behaviour
Prof C P Kyriacou (cpk) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Plant Science
Biodiversity, Conservation and Botanical Gardens
Dr Richard Gornall (rjg) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Bananas
Prof Pat Heslop-Harrison (phh4) 60 mins Key Stage 4-5
Wheat
Prof Pat Heslop-Harrison (phh4) 60 mins Key Stage 4-5
Microbiology & Immunology
Germs Come by Stealth and Ruin Health
Prof P H Williams (phw2) 45 mins Key Stage 5
African Soda Lakes, Microbiological Safaris and Biological Detergents
Prof W D Grant (wdg1) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Natural Born Killers: the Genetics of Resistance to Plagues, AIDS and vCJD
Dr S Heaphy (sh1) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Of Mites and Men – Dust, Asthma and the Immune System
Dr C R A Hewitt (crah1) 45 mins Key Stage 5
Cell Physiology and Pharmacology
A Stitch in Time: the Repair and Regeneration of Damaged Nerves
Dr Jon Scott (js50) 45 mins Key Stages 4-5
Muscles, Tendons and Bones: Efficient Tools for Locomotion?
Dr Jon Scott (js50) 45 mins Key Stages 4-5
What a Pain!
Dr Jon Scott (js50) 45 mins Key Stages 4-5
Workshops for sixth formersThere is limited opportunity for sixth formers to visit the University of Leicester and take part in biological workshops. Currently we are offering sessions on Electron Microscopy, Modern Genetic Techniques and Human Physiology. These workshops can be tailored to your requirements but are usually of a day or half a day and can include hands-on practical work and lectures. If you are interested in one of these workshops, please contact Dr Jon Scott, the Director of Studies, on js50@le.ac.uk |
