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Biography of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/biography
A short biography of Sir Professor Jeffreys - the inventor of DNA fingerprinting. From research at Leicester to Knighthood and current work.
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Postgraduate programmes
https://le.ac.uk/biological-sciences/study/postgraduate
The University of Leicester's College of Life Sciences offers a range of postgraduate programmes in Biological Sciences, including areas like Bioinformatics, Forensics and Cancer. Find out more about these postgraduate programmes.
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Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tree-rings-increasing-rainfall-seasonality-amazon
Study involving University of Leicester researcher shows intensified seasonal cycles, with wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier, increasing the dangers of flooding and drought
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Catherine John
https://le.ac.uk/people/catherine-john
The academic profile of Dr Catherine John, Associate Professor in Genetic Epidemiology and Public Health at University of Leicester
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Inspirational women
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women
Olive Banks - the University's first female Professor Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith - the Students' Union's first female President Wendy Hickling - the University's first graduate These three portraits represent the realisation of a project long...
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The Square Café
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/square-cafe
Find out more about the ‘We proudly serve’ Starbucks food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.
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Spend a year abroad
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/undergraduate/spend-a-year-abroad
Spend part of your degree studying abroad via the Study Abroad or the Erasmus scheme. We have links with universities across Europe - and beyond, in Australia.
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Upcoming events
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/events/upcoming-events
View our upcoming events in the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies.
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Hilary Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/hilary-burgess
Professor Hilary Burgess came to Leicester in 2010 from a position at the Open University, joining her husband Robert Burgess, who had been Vice-Chancellor since 1999.
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Education and Social Justice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy3091
Module code: SY3091 This module is about fairness and social justice in education.