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

  Date: 27 May 2021

  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 May 2021

  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 Apr 2021

  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 Apr 2021

  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: 6 Jan 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-ice-sheets-lecture

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

  Date: 31 Oct 2019

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

  Date: 13 Mar 2019

  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: 8 Mar 2019

  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.

• University of Leicester research receives international recognition

  Date: 21 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/21-palaeobiology-professor-gabbott-secret-history-evolution

  Palaeobiology expert to appear on French TV programme.

• Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award

  Date: 2 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-earth-observation-research-project-tackling-forest-degradation-shortlisted-for-award

  Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award - Earth-imaging satellite company Planet has announced...