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• Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene

  Date: 18 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin

  Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our...

• Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere

  Date: 12 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/endurance-launch

  A Leicester expert in space weather has helped launch a NASA mission from deep within the Arctic Circle which could uncover unique features of our...

• James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures first star

  Date: 28 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-first-image

  The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.

• University of Leicester joins major new campaign committed to action on climate

  Date: 28 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/climate-action

  Just four in 10 parents of 16 to 18-year-olds in the East Midlands believe that UK universities are equipping the next generation of students with...

• Real-world experience enhances Maths students’ skills

  Date: 27 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/maths-industry-placements

  Mathematics students from the University of Leicester have been putting their skills to use with a number of high-profile industry placements.

• University of Leicester celebrates top 1.6% global sustainability ranking

  Date: 27 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/the-sustainability-ranking

  The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked among the top global universities for its...

• Earth Day: National Space Centre launches Home Planet gallery

  Date: 22 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/home-planet

  The next generation of climate change superheroes discovered the importance of our home in space at the launch of a new National Space Centre...

• Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts

  Date: 15 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs

  An international team of environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the...

• Leicester space scientists celebrate milestone moment for James Webb Space Telescope

  Date: 14 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-cooldown

  The cooling down of the UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope has been hailed as a milestone moment by its creators at the...

• Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

  Date: 11 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/neptune-temperature

  New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly...