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Space images confirm England’s drought areas correlate with high land surface temperatures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/16/space-images-confirm-englands-drought-areas-correlate-with-high-land-surface-temperatures/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 16 August 2022 Earth Observation (EO) experts from the University of Leicester have highlighted the correlation between land surface temperatures and drought-affected areas of the United Kingdom using data...
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Experts urge caution against overemphasis on type 2 diabetes remission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/diabetes-remission-patients-leicester
Current thinking around type 2 diabetes remission needs to be re-examined to improve patient outcomes, say researchers at the University of Leicester.
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University of Leicester expert joins authors of United Nations climate change report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/expert-author-united-nations-climate-change-report
Professor Valerio Lucarini from the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences is one of 664 international experts appointed by UN body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) for its Seventh Assessment Report (AR7)
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University library feeds more than the mind thanks to free veg seed giveaway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/university-leicester-seed-library-free-veg-giveaway
The University of Leicester’s growing reputation has been bolstered with a scheme which allows its library members to take out seeds, as well as books.
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Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/perinatal-loss-infancy-death-leicester
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the University of Leicester’s TIMMS research group, has today published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal deaths of babies born in the UK in 2023.
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Leicester literature festival returns with star authors and tribute to Agatha Christie
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/literary-leicester-book-festival-agatha-christie-50
Leicester’s flagship literature festival, Literary Leicester, returns in 2026 with an exciting line up of internationally acclaimed authors including Sophie Hannah, Louise Doughty, Jonathan Coe and Dame Jacqueline Wilson.
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Bad gut bacteria could raise risk of premature death for people with heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/heart-gut-bacteria-premature-death
Poor gut health could increase the risk of dying early or being hospitalised by almost ten per cent for people with heart failure, new research at the University of Leicester shows.
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New report raises concerns about the quality of care over baby twin deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/twins
A new study investigating the quality of care provided to women whose twin babies died has revealed that improvements in care may have made a difference to the outcome for the babies in over half (54%) of the pregnancies reviewed.
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Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires
According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.
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Researchers call for armchair astronomers to help find unknown hidden worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/zooniverse
Astronomers have launched a new online initiative, calling for volunteers to come forward and help to search for planets beyond our Solar System.