Markfield Institute of Higher Education than 750 students have graduated from the Institute. The Markfield Institute is located within the rural village of Markfield in the British Midlands and is easily accessible by car and public transport. The village is situated within both National Forest and Charnwood Forest. It lies very close to the M1 motorway roughly 8 miles north west of Leicester, and 10 miles south east of Loughborough. The Institute is roughly 100 miles from London. Notable attractions near the Institute include the Thornton Reservoir and Bradgate Park. The Institute currently offers the following accredited BA and MA degrees: New PhD applications are
Karen L. Wooley Karen L. Wooley Professor Karen L. Wooley is an American polymer chemist. She is a Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University whose research focuses on developing novel polymers and nanostructured materials. Wooley received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from Oregon State University in 1988, and a Ph.D. in Polymer/Organic Chemistry in 1993 under the guidance of Jean Fréchet. Karen L. Wooley is an international leader in the design, synthesis, characterization and implementation of polymers and nanostructured organic materials. She has published "ca." 270 peer-reviewed articles in top-ranked scientific journals, holds several patents. For nine years, she has served as Director of