Leaders and pioneers to be honoured by University of Leicester

Professor Douglas Fearon (Doctor of Science)

Professor of Immunology at the University of Cambridge and Fellow of the Royal Society

Professor Keith Waddell (Doctor of Science)

Opthalmologist who worked for a number of years as a doctor in Uganda and neighbouring countries

Professor Alf Adams (Doctor of Science)

Inventor of the strained-layer quantum-well laser and University of Leicester graduate

Mr Robert Joyce (Doctor of Science)

Group Engineering Director for Jaguar Land Rover and University of Leicester graduate

Professor Mike Batty (Doctor of Laws)

Urban planner and geographer who founded the Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis (CASA)

H.E. Mrs Atifete Jahjaga (Doctor of Laws)

The fourth President of Republic of Kosovo and the first woman to be elected to the office

Ms Anita Linsell (Doctor of Laws)

International businesswoman who served as Chair of the University of Leicester Alumni Association

Ms Jane Esuantsiwa Goldsmith (Doctor of Laws)

Women’s and human rights activist, consultant to voluntary sector organisations and former President of the University of Leicester’s Students’ Union

Dr Roger Bettles (Distinguished Honorary Fellow)

Formerly Chief Executive of the Fosse Health NHS Trust who also served the University of Leicester as Chairman of Council and Pro-Chancellor

Mr Jyrki Katainen (Doctor of Laws)

Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Jobs, Growth, Investment and Competitiveness who attended University of Leicester as an Erasmus exchange student

Professor Sir Robert Burgess (Doctor of Laws)

Retired Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester and prominent figure in the development of Higher Education

Ms Alison Balsom (Doctor of Music)

Award-winning classical trumpeter and advocate of the importance of music education