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• 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...

• Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon

  Date: 27/05/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature

  Half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions could be cut from Earth’s atmosphere by improved management of peatlands, according to research partly...

• University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change

  Date: 24/05/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0

  A leading UK Government minister has highlighted the ‘vital role’ which University research plays in delivering global climate change goals.

• New space research to survey chimpanzee habitats

  Date: 23/04/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/jgi-laser-chimps

  New space research at the University of Leicester is set to use remote sensing techniques to survey the habitats of endangered chimpanzees in the...

• 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...

• 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

• Leicester Peace Talks: Public lecture on post-WW2 migration experiences

  Date: 31/10/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-postww2-immigration

  A public lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 November will explore how Government policies around immigration from the Caribbean have...

• New research shows how to optimise antibiotic use and combat antibiotic resistance

  Date: 28/04/2019 23:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/29-antibiotic-resistance

  Recommendations from University of Leicester scientists could help reduce over-use of antibiotics.

• New University of Leicester-led research project to monitor wetlands from space

  Date: 13/03/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-earth-observation-wetlands-leicestershire-rutland

  A new Earth observation for wetlands project led by the University of Leicester, in conjunction with the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife...

• Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from waste

  Date: 08/03/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-pyropower-nigeria-electricity-waste

  An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with PyroGenesys Ltd.