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• World on verge of extreme weather ‘tipping point’ warn Leicester researchers

  Date: 19 Jan 2024

  /news/2024/january/extreme-weather

  Surface Temperature Research Group at Â鶹ÊÓƵ gives warning in light of reports of record temperatures in 2023.

• Major research investment into national land use transformation

  Date: 16 Jan 2024

  /news/2024/january/land-use-net-zero

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ and The James Hutton Institute are co-leading a transdisciplinary hub looking to bridge the gap between science and policy...

• £2.6 million centre to train mineral resources experts for a new generation

  Date: 9 Jan 2024

  /news/2024/january/target-minerals-postgraduate

  Training and Research Group for Energy Transition Mineral Resources (TARGET) to be led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ with universities, research...

• Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds

  Date: 9 Jan 2024

  /news/2024/january/pollution

  Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution has been found to be associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary...

• Scientists aim to develop new method to reduce carbon footprint caused by CT imaging

  Date: 19 Dec 2023

  /news/2023/december/ct-imaging

  Scientists from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ are among those aiming to develop a new method to reduce carbon footprint caused by CT imaging

• Fire, flood, winds and earthquakes: satellite imagery reveals damage wrought by changing climate

  Date: 7 Dec 2023

  /news/2023/december/climate-satellite-imagery

  Earth observation scientists in Leicester release new series of images that paint a picture of our climate vulnerability, released to coincide...

• How Leicester is driving the move from climate talk into climate action

  Date: 6 Dec 2023

  /news/2023/december/climate-talk-action

  Professor Sarah Davies, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Head of the College of Science and Engineering at Leicester, discusses the importance of COP28 and...

• Challenge of climate justice highlighted by new book on Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution

  Date: 5 Dec 2023

  /news/2023/december/climate-justice

  The demand for a just and ethical transition to a decarbonised world faces major barriers in countries like Venezuela according to a new book by a...

• £1.5m funding to create ‘Digital Twin’ model to reduce methane emissions

  Date: 4 Dec 2023

  /news/2023/december/methane-tropical-wetlands

  A ‘Digital Twin’ for methane emissions from tropical wetlands will be supported by funding to Dr Robert Parker from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ...

• Tackling the climate crisis from space: Leicester puts quality data at the forefront of COP28 agenda

  Date: 28 Nov 2023

  /news/2023/november/cop28-space-climate

  Three Â鶹ÊÓƵ experts will attend COP28 in Dubai to show the value of space technology in tackling climate change