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• University of Leicester awards honorary degree to graduate and best-selling author

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/adele-parks

  Acclaimed novelist and Leicester graduate, Adele Parks MBE has returned to the University to be awarded an honorary degree. Parks received a (DLitt) Doctor of Letters from the University of Leicester in a ceremony that took place at De Montfort Hall on Thursday, 19 January.

• 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.

• Widespread prehistoric volcanic activity across Mongolia and China linked to a common cause

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-volcanoes

  Research by a Leicester-led team of geologists has uncovered new evidence for the causes of widespread volcanic activity in eastern Asia 100 million years ago.

• Mick Frost

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2026/mick-frost

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• Julie Norton

  https://le.ac.uk/people/julie-norton

  The academic profile of Dr Julie Norton, Director of Postgraduate Research and Associate Professor in Applied Linguistics/TESOL at University of Leicester

• School of Biological Sciences

  https://le.ac.uk/biological-sciences

  The School of Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester is globally recognised for excellence in genetics.

• Leicester Ophthalmologist receives prestigious national award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/dr-sohaib-rufai

  On receiving the award, Dr Rufai said: “I am very grateful to receive the Ivor levy prize from UKNOS on behalf of my team. I am grateful to my colleagues and mentors at the University of Leicester, including Dr Frank Proudlock, Dr Mervyn Thomas and Professor Irene Gottlob.

• Year in industry

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/undergraduate/year-in-industry

  A year in industry involves taking a year of full-time work between your second and third year of study.

• Kidney disease patients can benefit from lifting weights

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/kidney-disease-patients-can-benefit-from-lifting-weights

  Lifting weights can provide significant health benefits to patients suffering from kidney disease.

• Emotions in Conflict and Cooperation

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pl3147

  Module code: PL3147 In this module, you will develop a conceptually and empirically informed view of how various emotions and emotional phenomena (such as fear, trust, empathy, memory) shape the conduct of conflict and cooperation in world politics.