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

  Date: 2 Apr 2019

  https://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...

• City Council and University of Leicester support Leicester businesses in becoming more sustainable

  Date: 18 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/18-sustainable-business-support

  Businesses in Leicester are being offered a range of support to become more sustainable by Leicester City Council and the University of...

• Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from waste

  Date: 8 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-pyropower-nigeria-electricity-waste

  An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with PyroGenesys Ltd.

• University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities

  Date: 17 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric

  UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.

• Student success in Green Gown Awards

  Date: 14 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-green-gown-awards

  Hannah Sellers, a Biological Science graduate working with our Social Impact Team, has won a Green Gown Award for her contribution to biodiversity.

• Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests

  Date: 10 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/peatlands-will-store-more-carbon-as-planet-warms-study-suggests

  Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more...

• Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history

  Date: 6 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history

  Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester scientists have shed new light on why mass extinctions have...

• Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene

  Date: 4 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scholars-discuss-the-formalisation-and-implications-of-the-anthropocene

  The Anthropocene Working Group holds meeting at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. Humans have had a large impact on Earth.

• School of Business academics are helping to shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers

  Date: 19 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/school-of-business-academics-are-helping-shine-a-light-on-the-work-of-vietnamese-designers

  School of Business academics are helping shine a light on the work of Vietnamese designers at the 2018 London Design Biennale from 4-23 September.

• Celebrating collaborating and connecting

  Date: 24 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/celebrating-collaborating-and-connecting

  From 29 May- 1 June, the University’s Social Impact Team will be providing a range of events in order to capture, celebrate and connect students,...