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  • 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.

  • Impact of coronavirus pandemic is the “largest scale experiment ever” into global air quality

    Date: 24/03/2020 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/24-largest-experiment

    The coronavirus pandemic is the “largest scale experiment ever” into global air quality, according to Professor Paul Monks, Professor of...

  • Funding for new research centre to investigate effect of environmental exposures on health

    Date: 27/01/2020 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-nihr-funding

    The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has granted a £1 million development award to the University of Leicester to create a new...

  • One in four of London’s green spaces breaches air quality safety limits

    Date: 09/10/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-london-no2-levels

    More than one quarter of London’s parks, playground, and open spaces exceed international safety limits for air quality, potentially putting...

  • Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk

    Date: 08/07/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/09-air-pollution-lung-function-copd

    A study of more than 300,000 people has found that exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function and an increased risk of...

  • Air Quality spinout company shortlisted for Guardian University Award

    Date: 31/03/2019 23:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/01-air-quality-spinout-company-shortlisted-for-guardian-university-award

    University partnership nominated in Business Collaboration category.

  • PhD student wins prestigious photography competition

    Date: 22/02/2019 00:00:00

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-louise-corscadden-infectious-diseases-hub

    University of Leicester student Louise Corscadden wins prestigious photography prize.

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