News search

Filters applied:

• Geography
• National Centre for Earth Observation

Showing 81-90 of 189 results

• Videos highlighting women's compelling stories shortlisted for AHRC film awards

  Date: 25 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/26-videos-highlighting-womens-compelling-stories-shortlisted-for-ahrc-film-awards

  ‘The Saving Tree’ and ‘Our Home’ created by Dr Brett Matulis from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment have been shortlisted for...

• Gentrification expert discusses 'managed decline' of estates for BBC

  Date: 11 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/gentrification-expert-discusses-2018managed-decline2019-of-estates-for-bbc

  The process of regenerating inner city areas has negative impact on existing communities.

• 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...

• 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.

• Leicester's out of this world research to be showcased at New Scientist Live

  Date: 23 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicesters-out-the-world-research-to-be-showcased-at-new-scientist-live

  Leicester’s pioneering research explores the future of planet Earth and space science.

• 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...

• Expert reaction to the Manchester moorland fires

  Date: 27 Jun 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/expert-reaction-to-the-manchester-moorland-fires

  Sue Page, Professor of Physical Geography from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, has provided expert comment on the...

• Video essays tell womens compelling stories

  Date: 1 Jun 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/video-essays-tell-womens-compelling-stories

  The powerful testimonies of women’s lived experience in challenging environments is being captured in a series of compelling ‘video essays’ as...

• Reaching for the stars

  Date: 9 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/reaching-for-the-stars

  A PhD student at our University has been recognised internationally for her research into life on Mars.