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Â鶹ÊÓƵ named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities
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UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the Â鶹ÊÓƵ 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.
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Research to improve welding process for manufacturing industries
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New research, led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, will optimise the welding and additive and manufacturing process.
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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests
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Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more...
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Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites
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Dr Pedro Rodriguez-Veiga has received the Student Award (PhD) from the Council of The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Dr Pedro...
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Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history
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Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester scientists have shed new light on why mass extinctions have...
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Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene
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The Anthropocene Working Group holds meeting at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. Humans have had a large impact on Earth.
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Expert opinions cover The Meg, hothouse Earth, Space Force, Nairobi, AI doctors and sex work
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The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues recently tackled by academics 11 - 31 August In an article for The...
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University data allows members of the public to search for land use in their area of the UK based on postcode
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For the first time, members of the public can now search for how the land is used in their local area of the United Kingdom based on their...
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Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs
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Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire...
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Leicester sows the seeds to grow more green graduates
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Our University is on track to produce another crop of 'green graduates' ripe for the jobs market thanks to a programme set up by our Environment Team.