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• World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture

  Date: 17/05/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture

  Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at...

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

  Date: 03/04/2019 00:00:00

  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...

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

  Date: 17/01/2019 00:00:00

  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.

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

  Date: 11/09/2018 00:00:00

  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...

• Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites

  Date: 07/09/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-forest-biomass-research-using-space-satellites

  Dr Pedro Rodriguez-Veiga has received the Student Award (PhD) from the Council of The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Dr Pedro...

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

  Date: 07/09/2018 00:00:00

  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: 05/09/2018 00:00:00

  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.

• Expert opinions cover The Meg, hothouse Earth, Space Force, Nairobi, AI doctors and sex work

  Date: 21/08/2018 16:30:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/expert-opinions-cover-the-meg-hothouse-earth-space-force-nairobi-and-ai-doctors

  The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues recently tackled by academics 11 - 31 August In an article for The...

• University data allows members of the public to search for land use in their area of the UK based on postcode

  Date: 09/11/2017 10:58:38

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-data-allows-members-of-the-public-to-search-for-land-use-in-their-area-of-the-uk-based-on-postcode

  For the first time, members of the public can now search for how the land is used in their local area of the United Kingdom based on their...

• Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs

  Date: 05/05/2017 11:37:03

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies

  Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire...