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• Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene

  Date: 18 May 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin

  Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our...

• University of Leicester joins major new campaign committed to action on climate

  Date: 28 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/climate-action

  Just four in 10 parents of 16 to 18-year-olds in the East Midlands believe that UK universities are equipping the next generation of students with...

• University of Leicester celebrates top 1.6% global sustainability ranking

  Date: 27 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/the-sustainability-ranking

  The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked among the top global universities for its...

• Earth Day: National Space Centre launches Home Planet gallery

  Date: 22 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/home-planet

  The next generation of climate change superheroes discovered the importance of our home in space at the launch of a new National Space Centre...

• Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts

  Date: 15 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs

  An international team of environmental scientists have published a series of significant recommendations to protect, conserve and study the...

• Leading steel technology specialists discuss why decarbonising the industry is vital for climate change

  Date: 5 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/decarbonising-steel-industry

  Government advisor and world-leading steel technology specialists to discuss why decarbonising the steel industry is vital for climate change

• Computer scientist scoops international awards

  Date: 30 Mar 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/ciso-excellence

  A Leicester computer scientist has been presented with a pair of international awards for her work in cybersecurity.

• Earth Observation research detects methane over Poland’s coal mines

  Date: 21 Mar 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/methane-mines

  Data from the Tropomi instrument onboard the Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite has been used by Leicester-based Earth Observation experts to detect...

• What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before

  Date: 16 Mar 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles

  New research led by palaeobiologists at the University of Leicester has identified startling similarities between the mouths of grasshoppers and...

• Geologists uncover ‘Goldilocks Zone’ for precious metals in Earth’s crust

  Date: 31 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/goldilocks-zone

  Leicester research has identified a new ‘Goldilocks Zone’ in the Earth’s crust which could provide metals vital to the green revolution.