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• Leicester scientists look to Venus for close-range BepiColombo flyby

  Date: 23 Jul 2021

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  Planetary scientists at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ are braced for a flood of new data from one of the closest-ever flybys of Venus.

• New research centre to study the impact of the environment on human health

  Date: 14 Jul 2021

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  The Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CEHS) draws on experts from a wide variety of research backgrounds to investigate and...

• Leicester expert leads ground breaking invention on battery recycling

  Date: 29 Jun 2021

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  Researchers at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have developed a new method to recycle electric vehicle batteries using a ground-breaking new approach...

• Top 5 Leicester projects for a greener future

  Date: 11 Jun 2021

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  The G7 Summit gets underway in Cornwall today (Friday), where world leaders will gather to tackle global challenges such as the COVID-19 pandemic...

• Leicester expert to chair Government committee in environmental health

  Date: 3 Jun 2021

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  An environmental health expert based at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been appointed chair of a prominent Government scientific advisory committee.

• Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon

  Date: 27 May 2021

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  Half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions could be cut from Earth’s atmosphere by improved management of peatlands, according to research partly...

• University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change

  Date: 24 May 2021

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  A leading UK Government minister has highlighted the ‘vital role’ which University research plays in delivering global climate change goals.

• Our world is a work in progress

  Date: 19 May 2021

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  We are proud to launch a new campaign to showcase just a snapshot of the world-changing research that has taken place at our University in recent...

• PhD researchers rise to Three Minute Thesis challenge

  Date: 5 May 2021

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  Explaining the use of seaweed in recycling batteries in under three minutes has won a PhD researcher the chance to represent the University of...

• EarthSense enterprise receives Royal recognition

  Date: 4 May 2021

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  A specialist air quality enterprise borne out of Â鶹ÊÓƵ expertise has been recognised with a prestigious Queen’s Award for...