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  • 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...

  • Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene

    Date: 04/09/2018 23:00:00

    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.

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