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

  Date: 21 Nov 2019

  https://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: 4 Nov 2019

  https://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: 9 May 2019

  https://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 Apr 2019

  https://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: 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...