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• A team of UK scientists have been monitoring the devastating smoke plume in Canada and North America

  Date: 12 Jun 2023

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  A team of scientists from the National Centre for Earth Observation, based at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, has been monitoring the devastating...

• Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows

  Date: 27 Jul 2022

  /news/2022/july/commute-air-quality

  New Leicester research has found that people who commute by car can be subject to higher levels of harmful gases than those who walk or cycle to work.

• Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia

  Date: 3 Sep 2021

  /news/2021/september/siberian-fires

  Stunning satellite images depicting the recent gigantic infernos that devastated one of the coldest areas on the planet have been released to mark...

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

  Date: 14 Jul 2021

  /news/2021/july/cehs

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

• Top 5 Leicester projects for a greener future

  Date: 11 Jun 2021

  /news/2021/june/top-5-sustainable-projects

  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

  /news/2021/june/comeap-chair

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

• ‘Paradigm shift’ in ventilation needed to combat virus spread

  Date: 13 May 2021

  /news/2021/may/ventilation-paradigm-shift

  Scientists from across fourteen different countries have today (Thursday) appealed to government for a ‘paradigm shift’ in improving indoor...

• EarthSense enterprise receives Royal recognition

  Date: 4 May 2021

  /news/2021/may/earthsense-queens-award

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

• New study calls for action on air pollution in Northern India

  Date: 9 Oct 2020

  /news/2020/october/north-india-air-pollution

  New research led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ calls for urgent action on open field burning to reduce the intensity of post-monsoon air...

• Measuring the success of air quality interventions

  Date: 28 Sep 2020

  /news/2020/september/air-quality-interventions

  A new paper examining the historic success of interventions to improve air quality and the resulting impact on better health and environmental...