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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests
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...
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Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites
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...
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Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history
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...
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Launch of welding partnership bonds cutting edge research with industrial know-how
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...
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Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene
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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University astronomer discovers Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/university-astronomer-discovers-saturn2019s-famous-hexagon-may-tower-above-the-clouds
Stunning atmospheric vortex revealed at planet’s north pole in new study.
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University of Leicester announces collaboration with Leicestershire-based gin company Burleighs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/distillers-in-the-making
University of Leicester Chemistry students have been thinking outside the box and putting their degree skills to the test in real-world industry -...
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Milestone reached for BepiColombo space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/milestone-reached-for-bepicolombo-space-mission
Science orbiters stacked together, one carrying space instrument developed at Leicester.
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Future astronauts experience exploring new worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/future-astronauts-experience-exploring-new-worlds
Lanzarote stands in for an alien planet as Leicester scientist helps train ESA astronauts.
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Leicester Astronomers aid project to identify start of lunar month
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-astronomers-aid-project-to-identify-start-of-lunar-month
Collaboration to determine start of Dhu al-Hijjah, the last month of the Islamic calendar.