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• Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows

  Date: 27/07/2022 00:00:00

  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.

• Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia

  Date: 03/09/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires

  Stunning satellite images depicting the recent gigantic infernos that devastated one of the coldest areas on the planet have been released to mark...

• New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health

  Date: 14/07/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/cehs

  The Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS) draws on experts from a wide variety of research backgrounds to investigate and...

• Top 5 Leicester projects for a greener future

  Date: 11/06/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/top-5-sustainable-projects

  The G7 Summit gets underway in Cornwall today (Friday), where world leaders will gather to tackle global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic...

• Leicester expert to chair Government committee in environmental health

  Date: 03/06/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/comeap-chair

  An environmental health expert based at the University of Leicester has been appointed chair of a prominent Government scientific advisory committee.

• ‘Paradigm shift’ in ventilation needed to combat virus spread

  Date: 13/05/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ventilation-paradigm-shift

  Scientists from across fourteen different countries have today (Thursday) appealed to government for a ‘paradigm shift’ in improving indoor...

• EarthSense enterprise receives Royal recognition

  Date: 04/05/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/earthsense-queens-award

  A specialist air quality enterprise borne out of University of Leicester expertise has been recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for...

• New study calls for action on air pollution in Northern India

  Date: 09/10/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/north-india-air-pollution

  New research led by the University of Leicester calls for urgent action on open field burning to reduce the intensity of post-monsoon air...

• Measuring the success of air quality interventions

  Date: 28/09/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/air-quality-interventions

  A new paper examining the historic success of interventions to improve air quality and the resulting impact on better health and environmental...

• Film shows ‘breathtaking’ emissions reductions during lockdown

  Date: 06/04/2020 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/07-air-quality-plots

  Timelapse satellite imagery from the University of Leicester reveals startling reductions in air pollution.