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• University of Leicester hosts screening of Strawbs documentary in honour of alumnus David Cousins

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/screening-strawbs-documentary-honour-david-cousins

  The Magic Of It All – The Story of Strawbs documentary screening will celebrate the life and work of David Cousins at his alma mater at the Attenborough Arts Centre on 29 October

• University will be singing the Blues at victory parade

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-shows-support-for-leicester-on-victory-parade

  When the final whistle blows at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it will mark the end of a momentous journey for Leicester City Football Club - the team that ended last season on the cusp of relegation and will finish this season's final match as Premier League champions.

• School of Business talk to ask whether statistics matter in a world of fake news

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/school-of-business-talk-to-ask-whether-statistics-matter-in-a-world-of-2018fake-news2019

  For an upcoming lecture, National Statistician John Pullinger will discuss how statistical communication between those creating and using statistics can be improved.

• 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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• Leap in modelling human impact on climate may lead to early warning of climate disasters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/tipping-points

  Mathematicians led by the University of Leicester have applied statistical mechanics to climate change detection and attribution for first time, showing how to separate the ‘signal’ of human-made climate change from the ‘noise’ of natural climate fluctuations

• 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.