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Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/commute-air-quality
New Leicester research has found that people who commute by car can be subject to higher levels of harmful gases than those who walk or cycle to work.
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
Leicester space scientists will contribute to a huge new telescope, made up of identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, to track down...
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Review outlines methods to estimate life expectancy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/life-expectancy
Five key methods have been explored by Leicester researchers to calculate life expectancy and the life years lost due to disease and illness.
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Space data tracks record-breaking UK heatwave
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nceo-hottest-day
Earth Observation (EO) experts based at the University of Leicester have laid bare the UK’s record-breaking heatwave with data captured from space.
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Ground-breaking view of the cosmos revealed at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/jwst-first-light
Astounding images telling the story of a hidden universe through every phase of its cosmic history have been revealed for the first time at Space...
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Law expert shares in €2.79 million grant for irregular migration research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/irregular-migration
A University of Leicester expert on migrants’ rights and immigration law is a member of an international consortium granted €2.
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Scientists pour cold water on claim British rivers are ‘cleanest since Industrial Revolution’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/river-water-quality
Scientists and charities have poured cold water on recent claims that water quality in British rivers is “better than at any time since the end of...
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New project to collect evidence of modern slavery among adult websites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/modern-slavery-adult-websites
Adult service websites and their users have a key role to play in preventing modern slavery, according to a leading criminologist from the...
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Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nero
A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of...
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Region’s universities sign first-ever agreement to tackle local issues together
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/universities-partnership
Universities and councils across Leicestershire have signed an historic agreement to work together to drive economic growth and tackle social...