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• University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities

  Date: 17 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric

  UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.

• 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...

• Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history

  Date: 6 Sep 2018

  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...

• 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.

• 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...

• 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...

• Student team heading to Germany following selection to compete in Audis Autonomous Driving Competition

  Date: 11 Jun 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/student-team-heading-to-germany-following-selection-to-compete-in-audi2019s-autonomous-driving-competition

  Five Informatics students from our University make up one of only ten teams selected from across Europe to compete in the Audi Autonomous Driving...

• A birds eye view

  Date: 26 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-bird2019s-eye-view

  A PhD student at our University has taken his passion for photography to new heights with awe-inspiring pictures of our city’s landmarks.

• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...