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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).

• Will the government’s AI action plan be a success?

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/artificial-intelligence

  University of Leicester expert comments on the UK government's action plan to boost its role in developing and deploying artificial intelligence.

• Pioneering African mental health study receives millions in funding from Wellcome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/neet

  A Wellcome-funded study led by the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the University of Leicester and others, aims to identify predictors of depression among NEET youth in Africa.

• Drying Congo peatlands threaten to accelerate climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/congo-cop27

  Study reveals how the Congo peatlands changed from being a major store of carbon to a source of damaging carbon dioxide emissions.

• Incentives alone won’t bring gender equality

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/10/01/incentives-alone-wont-bring-gender-equality/

  Posted by Doris Ruth Eikhof in School of Business Blog on October 1, 2014 Doris Ruth Eikhof*, Senior Lecturer in Work and Employment at the School, underlines why there’s so much more to the problem of gender inequality than the task of getting the incentives right Those...

• Journalism BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/journalism-ba/2026

  Develop professional multi-platform skills and investigate why journalism is so relevant to society, culture and democracy in Leicester’s Journalism degree.

• George Eliot 2019 conference report

  https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/george-eliot-2019/ge2019-report

  We are delighted to acknowledge the support of the British Association for Victorian Studies, which generously provided funding to cover social media and conference reporter bursaries for the George Eliot 2019 conference.

• University of Leicester to mark World Diabetes Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-of-leicester-to-mark-world-diabetes-day

  People are being invited to learn more about Type 2 diabetes from University experts at a specialist centre in Leicester to mark an international awareness campaign.

• UK National Police Air Service safer thanks to the work of University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-uk-national-police-air-service-npas-flight-deck-safety

  Dr Andrew Bennett standing next to a helicopter|Dr Simon Bennett researches flight-deck human factors to improve safety The National Police Air Service (NPAS), created in 2012, provides tactical air support to the 43 police forces of England and Wales from a network of 14 bases.

• Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-earth-observation-research-project-tackling-forest-degradation-shortlisted-for-award

  Earth observation research project tackling forest degradation shortlisted for award - Earth-imaging satellite company Planet has announced finalists as part of Copernicus Masters competition challenge