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Arch-I-Scan blog Museum of London photography – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/03/17/photographing-in-the-dark/
Arch-I-Scan project's first session of pottery photography in the Museum of London
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Understanding the Tropical Forests of SE Asia
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3439
Module code: GY3439 The tropical forests of SE Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia) are some of the most diverse in the world in terms of biodiversity and function, with about 20% located upon deep, carbon rich organic peat soils.
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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old
New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester supported the study
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Leicester involved in Earth Observation project to protect tropical forests worldwide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-involved-in-earth-observation-project-to-protect-tropical-forests-worldwide
Our University is involved in a new £15m project funded by the UK Space Agency to help to protect tropical forests throughout the world.
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Genetic properties help identify illegally traded tropical hardwood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/genetic-properties-help-identify-illegally-traded-tropical-hardwood
Around 30-90 percent of all tropical hardwood is logged illegally. Checks on the origin of wood, however thorough, are not particularly effective because documentation may be fraudulent.
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Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/18-deck-halls-christmas-lights-space
A house illuminated with Christmas lights|University of Leicester students have calculated how many Christmas lights are needed to decorate a house to be visible from space.
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Film footage offers unique insight into Richard III burial site dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/film-footage-offers-unique-insight-into-richard-iii-burial-site-dig
The University has released a unique insight into the archaeological dig that has captured the imagination of the world, with new film footage of a second excavation at the site where the remains of King Richard III were discovered in 2012.
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Ecology, Climate and Land-use processes of the Amazon Tropical Forests
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy3440
Module code: GY3440 This module focusses on modern concepts in ecology and the connections between climate and land-use processes. The module aims to understand, quantify and predict the future of the Amazon forests in a changing world.
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Ecology, Climate and Land-use processes of the Amazon Tropical Forests
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy3440
Module code: GY3440 This module focusses on modern concepts in ecology and the connections between climate and land-use processes. The module aims to understand, quantify and predict the future of the Amazon forests in a changing world.
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Ecology, Climate and Land-use processes of the Amazon Tropical Forests
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3440
Module code: GY3440 This module focusses on modern concepts in ecology and the connections between climate and land-use processes. The module aims to understand, quantify and predict the future of the Amazon forests in a changing world.