partition chromatography, a technique used in the separation mixtures of similar chemicals, that revolutionized analytical chemistry.
Piers Forster – University of Leeds staff member – contributed to the reports of the IPCC, which was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007.
=== Honorary graduates ===
Since the university was granted its own royal charter in 1904, the university has awarded honorary degrees (honoris causa) to notable individuals as part of their yearly graduation ceremonies. The degree awarded itself can vary but is typically a doctorate or, less commonly, a master's degree, and may be awarded to someone who has no prior connection with the university.
== Other history ==
St George's Field, part of the University of Leeds campus, is the former Woodhouse Cemetery, where is buried Pablo Fanque (William Darby), who was a black circus proprietor for 30 years during the Victorian period. Fanque's wife, Susannah Darby, is also buried at the cemetery. There is a monument that Fanque erected to her, and a smaller monument to him. John Lennon referenced Fanque in The Beatles song "Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite!" on the album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. On 8 October 2010, the Leeds University Union, as part of the university's annual Light Night celebration, unveiled a commemorative plaque at Fanque's and Darby's gravesite.
There are several Blue Plaques on the campus, including those awarded to Clifford Allbutt and William Henry Bragg.
Over the weekend of the 16–17 March 1974, the UK's first national trans conference ‘Transvestism and Transsexualism in Modern Society’, organised by the Beaumont Society, was held at the University of Leeds.
== Arms ==
== See also ==
Armorial of UK universities
DugOut Theatre
List of modern universities in Europe (1801–1945)
List of universities in the UK
== Notes ==
== References ==
== External links ==
Official website
Leeds University Union
