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• Fossil study sheds light on ancient water-to-land transition

  Date: 6 Dec 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/ostracod

  Palaeobiologists have uncovered the earliest evidence of a major group of marine animals making the transition to estuaries, more than 400 million...

• Tectonic shift in Southern Ocean caused dramatic ancient cooling event

  Date: 24 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/antarctica-tectonics

  New research has shed light on a sudden cooling event 34 million years ago, which contributed to formation of the Antarctic ice sheets.

• Major £1.7m funding to clean up Philippines mineral extraction

  Date: 18 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/promt

  Leicester researchers have been awarded part of a £1.

• COP26: Leicester University Chorus perform in aid of Music Declares Emergency movement

  Date: 5 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/cop26-chorus

  A student group choir at the University of Leicester have joined forces with musicians and organisations around the world to highlight the damage...

• COP26: Funding boost for new space mission to monitor carbon

  Date: 4 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/microcarb

  Leicester researchers will contribute to a new joint British and French space mission dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide – the...

• COP26: First public event to be held at Space Park Leicester

  Date: 29 Oct 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-conversations

  Space Park Leicester is set to host the first in a series of public events highlighting Leicester’s role ahead of the UN’s Climate Change...

• Satellite centrepiece for Space Park Leicester

  Date: 15 Oct 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-satellites

  Two satellites which shine a light on Leicester’s role in climate research form the centrepiece of Space Park Leicester’s new atrium space.

• Research reveals earliest evidence yet of huge hippos in Britain

  Date: 4 Oct 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/hippo-fossil

  Palaeobiologists have unearthed the earliest evidence yet of hippos in the UK.

• Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia

  Date: 3 Sep 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires

  Stunning satellite images depicting the recent gigantic infernos that devastated one of the coldest areas on the planet have been released to mark...

• Sea levels influence eruptions on Santorini

  Date: 2 Aug 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/santorini

  The rise and fall of sea levels influence the likelihood of volcanic eruptions on the Greek island of Santorini, new research published in Nature...