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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.

• 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)

• Spain-UK collaboration successfully tests hybrid radioisotope and solar power system for planetary exploration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/spain-uk-collaboration-test-hybrid-radioisotope-and-solar-power-system

  University of Leicester, University of Oviedo and University of Vigo combine technologies in Spain-UK Collaboration and completed first end-to-end testing of hybrid technology harnessing nuclear and solar power

• The key to Leicester’s economic future: First phase of Space Park Leicester is completed

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/space-park-keys-handover

  Grant Bourhill, Chief Executive of Space Park Leicester, said: “The global space sector is expanding significantly, with some forecasts predicting a $1 trillion industry by 2040.

• 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.

• Satellite centrepiece for Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-satellites

  David Llewellyn-Jones, Leicester’s first Professor of Earth Observation Science, and Professor Remedios served as the principal investigators (PIs) for the UK-built Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) instrument, used to determine accurate sea surface...

• Review outlines methods to estimate life expectancy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/life-expectancy

  Five key methods have been explored by Leicester researchers to calculate life expectancy and the life years lost due to disease and illness.

• Online sources for Leicestershire history

  https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/historical-research/leicestershire-history

  History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. Read our list of other websites for exploring the history of Leicestershire’s towns and villages.

• New satellite imagery reveals impact on urban landscape in wake of tragic earthquake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/earthquake-satellite-imagery

  Earth observation scientists at University of Leicester release satellite imagery to help inform humanitarian efforts in Turkey and Syria

• Leicester medicine graduate helped Antiguan children’s orchestra whilst finishing studies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/mimi

  A student from the University of Leicester helped an Antiguan children’s orchestra whilst finishing her medical degree.