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• University of Leicester celebrates top 2% global sustainability ranking

  Date: 21/04/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/the-sustainability-ranking

  The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked in the top 2% of global universities for...

• New report shows UK ‘poorly prepared’ to reach net-zero carbon economy

  Date: 15/02/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/just-transition

  The UK Government must take urgent action to deliver a ‘just transition’ for workers as the country shifts towards a greener economy, according to...

• Analysis of coral reveals long-term climate impact in Southeast Asia

  Date: 17/03/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-coral-reefs

  Leicester-led research into coral reefs fringing the iconic island of Borneo in Southeast Asia has revealed the impact of cyclical climate...

• Public lecture on ice sheets and sea levels rescheduled

  Date: 06/01/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-ice-sheets-lecture

• World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture

  Date: 16/05/2019 23:00:00

  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: 02/04/2019 23:00:00

  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: 10/09/2018 23:00:00

  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: 06/09/2018 23:00:00

  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: 06/09/2018 23:00:00

  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...