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• Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/09-air-pollution-lung-function-copd

  A study of more than 300,000 people has found that exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function and an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

• Degree apprenticeship for next generation of space engineers lifts off at Education Secretary visit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/space-apprenticeship-minister

  University of Leicester co-designed a first-of-a-kind degree apprenticeship to launch an exciting career in space engineering, announced during a visit by Education Secretary Gillian Keegan to Space Park Leicester on Thursday 13 July

• Phenomenal space explosion astonishes Leicester researchers and shines a light on our own galaxy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/gamma-ray-burst-swift

  University of Leicester researchers have played crucial roles in discovering and analysing a gamma-ray burst at least 10 times brighter than anything NASA’s Swift mission has seen before.

• 1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine or cult room, suggesting the site of Leicester Cathedral has seen religious observance for nearly 1,800 years

• UK’s AI ‘twin’ will use big data to show the way to net zero

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/ai-twin-net-zero

  New research project at University of Leicester will use artificial intelligence to inform more environmentally-friendly land use in the UK, and has received £2.5 million from UK Research and Innovation.

• Final poppy wreaths to be laid as University of Leicester honours region’s wartime sacrifices

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/poppy-pilgrimage-2022

  18 poppy wreaths will be laid by University of Leicester at war memorials across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

• Holocaust Memorial Day: The catalyst for change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/holocaust-memorial-day

  Thursday, 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to reflect on the past to safeguard the future. At Leicester, the Stanley Burton Centre for Holocaust and Genocide Studies plays a pivotal part in achieving this goal.

• TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

  The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist and Great British Bake Off finalist, for demonstrations with schoolchildren

• Top honours for nine influential individuals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/01-honorary-degrees

  Influential individuals from the worlds of business, art, education, and more have received honorary degrees from the University of Leicester.

• £14 million in funding announced for five research projects into land use and Net Zero

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lunz-hub

  The Land Use for Net Zero Hub, co-led by the University of Leicester and James Hutton Institute, receives £14 million funding for five projects.