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• Leicester researchers use satellites to tackle landfill methane leaks

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/satellites-landfill-methane-leaks

  Research team from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Space Park Leicester is testing how space-based technology can help find leaks and then assess whether repairs have worked

• Book Launch Event: Original Sin: Power, Technology, and War in Outer Space

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/04/book-launch-event-original-sin-power-technology-and-war-in-outer-space/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 October 2022 Everyone is warmly invited to join Dr.

• Paris attacks

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/paris-attacks/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 News reports Two useful sites which aggregate reports from other sources 24/7 News Now covers more than 40,000 sources. Country indicated by national flag next to the headline.

• Chinese aid to Africa: what are the facts?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/chinese-aid-to-africa-what-are-the-facts/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 China has become  the biggest donor of aid to Africa- read more about the background in this interesting article from the Conversation .

•  Ukraine Conflict Monitor/ACLED Conflict Alert System

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/03/22/ukraine-conflict-monitor-acled-conflict-alert-system/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2023   Ukraine Conflict Monitor  has been expanded and updated by ACLED.

• Leicester Planetary Scientist Shortlisted for the Women of the Future Awards

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/23/leicester-planetary-scientist-shortlisted-for-the-women-of-the-future-awards/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 September 2021 Enormous congratulations to Dr Beatriz Sánchez-Cano, who is on the shortlist for the 2021 Women of the Future Awards! Beatriz is an Ernest Rutherford Fellow within our Planetary Science...

• Food and water

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/the-cost-of-a-plate-of-food-2020-wfp/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 The Cost of a Plate of Food 2020 (WFP) A basic meal is far beyond the reach of millions of people in 2020 as the COVID-19 pandemic joins existing food shortages and hunger according...

• Technology and Leadership

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2019/01/14/technology-and-leadership/

  Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on January 14, 2019   In the last post, Dr Hannah Laidley outlined the obstacles to using technology on hospital wards.

• World Bank Mobile Apps

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/08/05/world-bank-mobile-apps/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2011 http://publications.worldbank.org/index.

• Increasing domestic violence

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/increasing-domestic-violence/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 Two shocking reports published this week.