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• Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/peatlands-will-store-more-carbon-as-planet-warms-study-suggests

  Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests Photograph of a peat field|Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more carbon – but the effect will weaken as...

• Leicester students create out of this world poetry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-students-create-out-of-this-world-poetry

  A stellar poem written by a Leicester student has been launched into cyberspace.

• In my prison notebook

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/08/29/in-my-prison-notebook/

  Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on August 29, 2016 Last year I came across a rare archival find: multiple editions of a 19th century prison newspaper covertly produced by Russian inmates between 1890 and 1905.

• New investment in seismic monitoring facility at University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/seis-uk-nerc-funding

  Leicester-based SEIS-UK is to benefit from new funding from Natural Environmental Research Council, as will two facilities led by the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), which is based at Space Park Leicester, the University of Leicester’s space hub

• Teaching meets the Gold standard at University of Leicester in national ratings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/tef-gold

  University of Leicester is delighted to receive an overall Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework (TEF) 2023, which means the student experience and student outcomes are typically outstanding.

• New Centenary film celebrates Leicester research heroes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/century-change

  The University of Leicester has premiered a new short film, celebrating 100 years of changing the world. Research experts from the University’s first Century feature in the film, produced to mark Leicester’s Centenary year.

• University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0

  Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.

• Leicester space scientists celebrate milestone moment for James Webb Space Telescope

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/miri-cooldown

  Dr Henrik Melin is the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) James Webb Fellow at the University of Leicester.

• Inspiring University of Leicester alumni shine at glittering awards ceremony

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/awards

  A women’s football pioneer, a student who overcame a life-changing illness and a prime minister’s aide were all recognised at a ceremony to celebrate the achievements of inspirational University of Leicester graduates.

• Power, Privilege and Diversity

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy1021

  Module code: SY1021 Engagement with sociology is often rooted in concern about inequality and the deprived circumstances in which many people live.  But inequality extends well beyond people’s economic situations.