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Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/pollution
Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution has been found to be associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary time each day, in a study published in the Journal of Public Health.
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New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/cehs
The Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS) draws on experts from a wide variety of research backgrounds to investigate and mitigate the health problems from air pollution, environmental noise, and low-level chemical exposures.
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Leicester researchers analyse consequences of China space weapon test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/china-fobs
University of Leicester experts in the military uses of outer space have urged further international dialogue and ‘cool heads’ following flight tests of a new Chinese hypersonic missile system.
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Engaging the digital generation in democracy: new insights presented by Leicester experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/digigen-conference
Research by University of Leicester explores how a digitally-literate younger generation becomes involved in politics through digital technology.
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Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/landscape-decisions-net-zero
The group do, however, recognise that “swift action is essential, otherwise we head deeper towards an inability to reach net zero carbon targets, contribute to biodiversity collapse and, promote societal disengagement with landscapes”.
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/neptune-temperature
Yet, at Neptune’s south pole, the data reveal a different and surprisingly dramatic change.
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fl47
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/author/fransiska_louwagie/
Political Cartooning in Côte d’Ivoire: Interview with Lassane Zohoré Posted by fl47 in Covid in Cartoons on May 11, 2022 JI: What first drew you to cartooning? LZ: I’ve been cartooning since I was little, before I started school.
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Covid in Cartoons: Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of L
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/
Bringing together an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Leicester and external partners Shout Out UK and Cartooning for Peace to collaborate on a UKRI COVID-19 rapid response grant (2021-2022).
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Grey Friars in old maps and plans
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/grey-friars-in-old-maps
Historic maps of Leicester were an invaluable source of information for pinpointing the potential location of the Grey Friars, charting how that area of the town has changed over the last 400 years.
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Midlands universities in cold energy tie-up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/midlands-universities-in-cold-energy-tie-up
A prototype refrigerated lorry cooled by liquid nitrogen rather than diesel is set to be the first beneficiary of a £60m energy research collaboration by six Midlands universities - including the University of Leicester.