DNA fingerprinting was discovered by Sir Alec Alec Jeffreys, a professor in our school, in 1984, and the research results are world-renowned. This discovery has made an important contribution to the innovation of criminal investigation and medicine. 1986, the DNA fingerprinting technology developed by Professor Alec Jeffreys was applied to criminal cases for the first time, which helped the police find the murderer. 1994 Professor Sir Alec Jeffreysy was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II for his outstanding achievements in the field of genetics.
Professor Sir Alec Alec Jeffreys's discovery had a great influence on genetics research, and also established the leading position of Leicester University in the field of genetics. The Department of Genetics at Leicester University is the only department in the UK that scored 5* in this field.
Leicester University has rich research achievements in astrophysics, space technology and aerospace. 1994, Leicester University won the Queen Award for its achievements in physics and astronomy. The University of Leicester has the largest university space research group in Europe, the largest space research center in Europe and a major participant in the Millennium Project of the British Space Center. Since 1994, the university has participated in the XMM Newton X-ray observation program of the European Space Agency and the SWIFT program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) of the United States. Lida's space research is leading in Europe and even the world.
In 2003, Beagle 2, a Mars probe jointly designed by Leicester University and British Open University, was launched from the ground on June 2, 2003 17:45, as part of the mission of the European Space Agency Mars Express. In this project, the University of Leicester is responsible for project management, mission management, flight operation group, equipment management and scientific experiments. The Landing Operation Control Center (LOCC) is located in the National Space Center of Leicester University, from which we can see how to control the spacecraft. The center also includes an operating system for 2(Beagle 2, program flow analysis tools and virtual reality tools for scientific telemetry, preparation of activity sequence, communication system and ground test model.
The Department of Physics and Astronomy of Leicester University appointed Jeff Hoffman as a visiting professor. Jeff Hoffman, an American, graduated from the University of Leicester as a postdoctoral fellow in 1970s, and 1979 became an astronaut of NASA. By the 1990s, he had participated in five space missions, totaling 1200 hours. He will be the first and only person in Britain to be taught by an astronaut who has actually been to space.
The University of Leigh School of Medicine was rated as one of the seven best medical schools in Britain by The Guardian (20 13). Leicester University ranks among the top cardiovascular majors in the UK 10. In the scientific research evaluation (REA) in 2008, 95% of cardiovascular research reached the international level, more than half of the achievements were rated as "excellent" and one-seventh of the achievements were rated as "world-leading". There are 160 faculty and graduate students in the Department of Cardiology, including the world-famous Professor John Swars (hypertension), Professor Sir Peter Bell (vascular surgery) and Professor David de Bono (heart disease). There are more than 40 joint researchers from the schools of medicine, biological sciences and psychology. Cardiovascular medicine has explored a new blood pressure management model, which will change the traditional blood pressure management model that has been used for more than 100 years.
In 20 12, Leicester university received the largest donation since its establishment-7 million pounds. The donation from the Johns and Lucile Van Gist Foundation will be used for projects such as building a new laboratory and a heart disease research center. The location of the new laboratory is close to the cardiovascular disease research center of the local big hospital. The Cardiovascular Research Center (CRC) of the British Heart Foundation of Leicester University was established on 20 14, and is led by Professor Sir Nilesh J Samani, a world-class expert in cardiovascular genetics. Because of his outstanding contribution to medical treatment and medical research, Queen Elizabeth II awarded him the knighthood.
In addition, the cancer research center, diabetes research center and heart research center of Leicester University have also made great achievements.
After six years of research, the genetic research department of Leicester University has discovered new molecules that can help fight the pain of Huntington's disease.
In 20 14, Lai University started the expansion plan of medical college and invested 42 million pounds to build a new medical teaching center. It is estimated that the new medical research center will be completed by the end of 20 15, which will provide a world-class research and teaching environment for teachers and students of medical colleges and biological sciences.
According to the Guardian University Guide, the University of Leicester ranks among the top research institutions in Britain in many disciplines, including social policy and management (criminology) (No.3), anatomy and physiology (No.3), modern language and literature (No.3), physics (No.5), earth and marine science (No.5), forensic medicine and archaeology.
The University of Leicester has won the Times Higher Education Award (2005/2006/2007/2008/2013) and the Queen of England Award (1949/1962/1983/2004/20) for many years.
Leicester University is an internationally recognized 1994 university group (1994 group), MBA Association (AMBA), European University Association, Global University Network, British Central University Association (EMUA), European Federal University Association (ACU) and European Distance Education Alliance (INU).
The total number of college students is about 23,000, of which about 16% are international students from more than 50 countries outside the EU/kloc-0. Leicester University pays attention to the cultivation of students' research and experimental ability, and the research disciplines cover art, science, medicine, law, education, biological science and social science.
Leicester University has close academic exchanges with more than 100 universities in more than 20 countries in the European Union, and has close cooperation with enterprises in Britain and Europe. It provides internship advice and guidance to students every year, and sends some excellent students to cooperative universities for further study. The university plans to invest 32 million pounds in school facilities in the future, including the brand-new David Wilson Library.
Today's courses include biological science, business studies, chemistry, social work, computer science, earth and oceanography, education, electronic engineering, English literature, geography and environment, history and art history, law, mathematics, medicine, mechanical engineering, political science, psychology, sociology and other disciplines, which belong to six colleges of the school.