About the University of Leicester
Obituaries
It is with great sadness that we record the loss of students, graduates and members of staff, past and current.
If you know of a recently passed person who should be included here, please email obituaries@leicester.ac.uk.
2025
- Professor James Reason, former Lecturer in Psychology
- Professor David H Evans, former Professor of Medical Physics
- Professor Sir Geoff Palmer, Honorary Graduate and Lifetime Achievement Award recipient
- Karis Wainaina, undergraduate Engineering student
- Professor Brian Windley, Emeritus Professor in Structural Geology
- Dr George Harrison, former Lecturer in History
- Professor Charles Phythian-Adams, former Head of the Department of English Local History
- Sami Zubaida, former Lecturer in Sociology
- Professor Hamish Simpson, former Professor of Paediatrics
- Lesley Davis, Academic Advisor, Library Services
- David Cousins, honorary Doctor of Music
2024
- Professor Lorna Unwin, former Director of the Centre of Labour Market Studies
- Dr David Watkin, former Clinical Sub-Dean, Leicester Medical School
- Sharon Finlayson, former member of professional services, School of Business
- David Fisher, former Head of Computing
- Dr Alex Young, former Lecturer in Engineering
- Donald K Jones, former Lecturer in Education
- Richard Float, former Bursar
- Diana Davey, Catering Assistant
- Ray Fairbend, Honorary Graduate and engineering partner
- Professor Bill Grant, Emeritus Professor in the former Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation
- Professor Edward Derbyshire, former Head of the Department of Geography
- Jamie Brodella, Team Leader Portering and Cleaning Services
- Zilal Bankole, Midwifery student
- Louis James, Nursing student
- Kevin Scott, Porter
- Ruth Pollington, former Senior Cartographer
- Sydney Holloway, former Senior Lecturer in Sociology
- Steve Rippington, Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment
- Dr Wiesam Essa, Professor of Geography
- Dr Ken Jones, former Lecturer in Biological Sciences
- Dr Ken Edwards, University of Leicester Vice-Chancellor, 1987 - 1999
- Professor Andrew Fry, Professor of Cell Biology
- Professor Dennis Smith, former lecturer in Sociology
- Mahendra Chouhan, member of the Space Park Leicester cleaning team
- Professor Peter Harvey, Emeritus Professor of Geomathematics