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• Aircraft keep tabs on the Amazons rising methane levels

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/greenhouse-gas-monitoring-aircraft-keep-tabs-on-the-amazon2019s-rising-methane-levels

  Research led by the National Centre of Earth Observation is going to new heights in the atmosphere to get a better handle on methane emitted from wetlands in the Amazon.

• Scientists model impact of green infrastructure on City Centre traffic pollution

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/scientists-model-impact-of-green-infrastructure-on-city-centre-traffic-pollution

  Scientists from EarthSense Systems and our University have published the results of a study into the effect of urban trees on air pollution.

• HeForShe event aims to tackle gender violence on campus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/heforshe-event-aims-to-tackle-gender-violence-on-campus

  On Tuesday 29 November, the University will hold a HeForShe Global Ideathon which invites staff and students to help generate ways in which universities can tackle gender violence on campuses worldwide.

• President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, to leave the University of Leicester to become Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-vc-announcement

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE|Professor Paul Boyle CBE joined the University in October 2014 and is recognised for delivering many new achievements for the University.

• University's big band to stage charity gala in aid of Parkinson’s UK

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/swing-shuffle-big-band-charity-gala-parkinsons

  The University of Leicester is proud to support Swing and Shuffle – a student-led charity event that promises a night of immersive music and community spirit while raising vital funds for Parkinson’s UK.

• Rethinking nuclear weapons strategies

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/nuclear-button

  Our research has been influential in raising international awareness of nuclear threats, encouraging governments and policymakers to modernise their thinking.

• Student accolades

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/wellcome-trust-dtp/accolades

  Find out more about some of our students’ achievements. Lorna Wheaton Lorna won First Place Poster Prize at the Royal Statistical Society conference in September 2023 and published her first paper in February 2024.

• Satellite data to help map endangered monkey populations on Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/satellite-data-to-help-map-endangered-monkey-populations-on-earth

  A team of scientists led by the Universities of Leicester and East Anglia are leading research to protect wildlife by using satellite data to identify monkey populations that have declined through hunting.

• Leicester academics to contribute to historical documentary exploring The Impossible Peace

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-academics-to-contribute-to-historical-documentary-exploring-2018the-impossible-peace2019

  An upcoming historical documentary will feature interviews with four academics from our University.

• University Head of School to hold public lecture on trust in museums

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/tilly-blyth

  Professor Tilly Blyth, Head of School of Museum Studies will hold a public lecture on trust in museums at Keele University.