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

  Date: 10 Sep 2018

  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: 6 Sep 2018

  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...

• Launch of welding partnership bonds cutting edge research with industrial know-how

  Date: 5 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/launch-of-welding-partnership-bonds-cutting-edge-research-with-industrial-know-how

  A partnership forged between academia and industry aims to strengthen our knowledge of the science of welding in order to train and equip the next...

• Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene

  Date: 4 Sep 2018

  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.

• Leicester's out of this world research to be showcased at New Scientist Live

  Date: 23 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicesters-out-the-world-research-to-be-showcased-at-new-scientist-live

  Leicester’s pioneering research explores the future of planet Earth and space science.

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

  Date: 21 Aug 2018

  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...

• Welcome to our first students from Dalian!

  Date: 19 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/welcome-to-our-first-students-from-dalian

  The University of Leicester has welcomed its first group of students from the Leicester International Institute (LII), Dalian University of...

• A-Level students apply passion for science to improve efficiency of aircraft and wind turbines

  Date: 13 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/a-level-students-apply-passion-for-science-to-improve-efficiency-of-aircrafts-and-wind-turbines

  “I can now see more clearly how my STEM subject A-level choice can add real value to other fields, such as aerodynamics and engineering” –...

• Inspirational student who twice battled sepsis receives First Class degree

  Date: 3 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/inspirational-student-who-twice-battled-sepsis-receives-first-class-degree

  One of our recent graduates Kishan Vithlani has twice overcome a potentially life-threatening sepsis infection and gone on to achieve a First...

• Multi-million pound international investment to launch new industrial research facility in Leicester

  Date: 27 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/multi-million-pound-international-investment-to-launch-new-industrial-research-facility-in-leicester

  A multi-million pound Research Centre for metal and alloys has been launched in Leicester.