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• 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...

• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.

• Leicestershire Innovation Festival launches from Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/innovation-festival

  Will Wells, Commercial Director at the University of Leicester, later led guests on a tour of the cutting-edge facilities at Space Park Leicester, ahead of the cluster’s formal launch in March.

• Disputed Bodies: Narratives of Medical Research in Europe, c. 1940s to 2001

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/disputed-bodies

  WT096580MA, Large Programme Grant, Joint PI, Wellcome Trust funded from 2 March 2012 to 1st April 2018), a major new book and associated articles.

• Plantings

  https://le.ac.uk/100-trees/plantings

  Global celebration On 4 October 2021 we marked our 100th Birthday in a celebration which brought together our students, staff, partners, alumni, friends and supporters from all around the world.

• 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)

• 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.

• 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 announces two new industry partnerships

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/university-leicester-new-industry-knowledge-transfer-ktp-partnerships

  The University of Leicester has announced two major Knowledge Transfer Partnerships (KTPs) with AG Barr plc and Barker Langham.