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"Medical Physiology at the University of Leicester has been both an interesting and challenging degree, which provides its students with an in depth insight into the world of scientific research. Students on this course have the opportunity to observe a wide range of experimental techniques as a result of the department's fantastic facilities. Furthermore, the academic staff in the department are extremely accessible and approachable; they constantly exceeded my expectations, and never failed to impress me with their enthusiasm for the course, which is clear in their teaching. The classes are relatively small, which helps when attempting to work closely with the rest of the group, and to make friends. The University of Leicester's campus is quite small and compact, which makes a busy timetable easier to handle. Altogether, my time at this university has been absolutely fantastic, and my degree in Medical physiology has been a vital step in my career."

Charlotte Binks - graduated 2009 - now studying towards a degree in Dentistry

 

About the Department

Staff and Students

Students at Henry WellcomeThe Department brings together a number of internationally recognised researchers and offers excellent facilities for research, particularly in the areas of receptor and ion channel gene cloning, signal transduction, cellular and molecular approaches to quantitation of ion homeostasis and electrophysiological methods particularly using patch-clamp. The research emphasis of the Department is reflected in the fact that in addition to the 20 full time members of academic staff there are 24 post-doctoral research fellows/associates working in the Department, including two who hold independent fellowships. The Department has excellent technical and clerical support staff, and there are almost always several visiting scientists from overseas working within the Department. The Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology's international standing has been reflected in the award of a 5A scoring in the 2001 RAE.

Currently, 24 postgraduate students are working towards a degree of PhD within the Department, which has been successful in attracting regular funding from the Research Councils (MRC 'A' rated), The Wellcome Trust and the Pharmaceutical industry. Research programmes in the Department also include MRes students, final year undergraduate project students and intercalated BSc students.

Research

The Department possesses spacious, modern laboratories. In addition to bench space within the supervisors laboratory, research fellows and students are allocated space in shared offices, and have unrestricted access to the comprehensive computer facilities. The Department possesses many excellent communal facilities including a radio-isotope suite, purpose built cell-culture suites, fully equipped dark rooms, well-sourced beta/gamma counting facilities and centrifugation rooms. All research laboratories and communcal facilities have experienced technical support associated with them.

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Teaching

Henry Wellcome BuildingThe Department has a strong commitment to undergraduate teaching with contributions not only to the new medical curriculum, but major input to Biological Sciences courses. The Department alone contributes to nine courses for science students in physiology and pharmacology. There are strong plans afoot for closer teaching links with the School of Pyschology, with a view to developing a degree in pyschology and neuroscience.
Contact Details

Department of Cell Physiology and Pharmacology,
College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology
University of Leicester,
Maurice Shock Medical Sciences Building,
University Road,
P.O. Box 138,
Leicester LE1 9HN

General Email: cpp@le.ac.uk

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Tel: +44 (0)116 252 3088
Fax: +44 (0)116 252 5045