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  • Leicester ranked a top 3 UK progressive city

    Date: 23/10/2020 00:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/top-3-city

    Leicester has been named the UK’s third most progressive city for social and environmental issues, which is great news for the University of...

  • New understanding of ‘sociable’ slug behaviour calls for better pesticide targeting

    Date: 21/10/2020 00:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/slugs

    Experts from the University of Leicester have been hot on the slime trail of the grey field slug population thanks to innovative technology that...

  • University of Leicester celebrates top 3% global sustainability ranking

    Date: 21/04/2020 23:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/22-top-sustainability-ranking

    The University of Leicester is celebrating global sustainability success on Earth Day after being ranked 21st out of 766 universities in the...

  • Change makers of the future launch Go Green Week

    Date: 10/02/2020 00:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/10-go-green-week

    From 10–14 February 2020, the University of Leicester will be hosting Go Green Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of...

  • Maths graduate wins prestigious Green Gown Award

    Date: 27/11/2019 00:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-green-gown-awards

    For the second year running, the University of Leicester was awarded the Research with Impact - Student award at the Green Gown Awards.

  • Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa

    Date: 21/11/2019 00:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar

    With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources...

  • Halloween event on campus promotes food waste reduction

    Date: 04/11/2019 00:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-pumpkin-rescue

    Students and staff learned about recycling and how to minimise wastage at a Halloween event on campus last week.

  • Leicester’s sustainability praised in new guide

    Date: 09/05/2019 23:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/10-sustainability-guide-living-labs

    The University of Leicester's Living Labs approach has been showcased as an example of good practice in a guide from the Environmental Association...

  • Leicester students are helping local businesses to become more sustainable

    Date: 11/04/2019 23:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/12-social-impact-ambassadors

    Social Impact Ambassadors programme sees University of Leicester students helping Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to innovate with a free...

  • Leicester ranked 37th in the world in THE University Impact Rankings 2019

    Date: 02/04/2019 23:00:00

    http://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/03-the-university-impact-rankings-2019

    The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that we have been ranked 37th in the inaugural international Times Higher Education...

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