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• Leicester professor is most productive and cited woman in urban geography

  Date: 17 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-is-most-productive-and-cited-woman-in-urban-geography

  In a recent article published in the journal ‘Urban Studies’, Lily Kong and Junxi Qian analysed texts published about urban geography and urban...

• Leicester academic co-authors new book on young people and the anti-apartheid protest

  Date: 10 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-co-authors-new-book-on-young-people-and-the-anti-apartheid-protest

  Dr Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has co-written a book about young people's involvement with the anti-apartheid movement.

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Encore Geologists on scientific drilling odyssey

  Date: 12 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/geologists-on-third-scientific-drilling-exhibition-at-sea

  For the third time in two years, Leicester geologists from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment will participate in an offshore...

• Expert opinions cover Juno museums Cassini Ethiopian dams and the business of bikes

  Date: 11 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-juno-museums-cassini-and-the-business-of-bikes

  Dr Jonathan Nichols from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted in a number of media outlets, including the Daily Mail, the...

• Determined student overcoming brain injury secures a place at Leicester

  Date: 24 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/determined-student-overcoming-brain-injury-secures-a-place-at-leicester

  The achievements of an A Level student who has secured a place to study at our University while working to overcome a brain injury have been...

• Leicester scientists to promote food security in Kenya

  Date: 3 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-to-promote-food-security-in-kenya

  Our University, in partnership with University of Nairobi in Kenya, has secured funding from the British Council’s Newton-Utafiti Fund for an...

• PhD researcher developing technique to estimate biomass and carbon more efficiently

  Date: 25 Jul 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/phd-researcher-to-further-develop-technique-to-estimate-biomass-and-carbon-more-efficiently

  With climate change a pressing issue, measuring carbon in forests and understanding how efficiently carbon is stored is increasingly vital.

• Student and graduate taking on 3100 mile trek across the USA pass halfway mark

  Date: 18 Jul 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/student-and-graduate-taking-on-3-100-mile-trek-across-the-usa-pass-halfway-mark

  Two amateur hikers who are taking on the challenge of a trek across the United States have spoken about their experience so far as they enter...

• Satellite data to help map endangered monkey populations on Earth

  Date: 19 Jun 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/satellite-data-to-help-map-endangered-monkey-populations-on-earth

  A team of scientists led by the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia are leading research to protect wildlife by using satellite data to...