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• Lord Willetts elected as honorary fellow of the Royal Society

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/lord-willetts-elected-as-honorary-fellow-of-the-royal-society

  Lord Willetts, Chancellor-elect of the University and an honorary graduate, has been elected as an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He is among eminent personalities who have been elected as Fellows of the Royal Society for their exceptional contributions to science.

• Adrian building

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/adrian-building

  Formally opened in 1968, the Adrian Building was the home of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ historic discovery of genetic fingerprinting in September 1984.

• Breakthrough research breathes hope into a new treatment for asthma

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/breakthrough-research-breathes-hope-into-a-new-treatment-for-asthma

  An international team of scientists, led by the Universities of Leicester and Glasgow, have announced findings that could pave the way to a new treatment for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and reverse the key hallmarks of inflammatory lung disease.

• Group members

  https://le.ac.uk/hopkinson-group/members

  Learn more about the current and former group members within the Hopkinson Group in the School of Chemistry and the LISCB.

• University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/inspirational-women-2022

  Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.

• Publications

  https://le.ac.uk/hodgkinson-group/publications

  Browse the publications published by and relating to the research undertaken by the Hodgkinson Group in the School of Chemistry.

• Phage biology

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/phage-biology

  Phage biology is the study of all aspects of bacteriophages (phages). Martha Clokie and colleagues have specifically worked with bacteriophages that target Clostridium difficile. Bacteriophage are studied with respect to therapy and diagnosis.

• James Arthur (Jim) Mackley

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/jim-mackley

  We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr Jim Mackley. Jim joined the Department of Genetics as a technician in 1964, and was then Chief Technician in the Department of Biochemistry from 1981 until his retirement.

• The history of genetic fingerprinting

  https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/history

  Read about the history of genetic fingerprinting, and Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' journey from Oxford to Leicester to beyond genetic fingerprinting.

• Charlotte lands medicine place after Clearing success at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/clearing-charlotte

  Charlotte Ellse didn’t let a GCSE grade hold her back when pursuing her dream of studying medicine – and thanks to Clearing at the University of Leicester, she’s well on her way to her chosen career.