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• More than a quarter of Greater London greenspaces exceed WHO traffic noise guidelines

  Date: 21 Oct 2025

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  Analysis of greenspaces in the Greater London area by Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists has shown that 28% are affected by road traffic noise...

• Trading places: Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientist swaps roles with parliamentarian for Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2025

  Date: 21 Mar 2025

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ environmental health expert to spend next week working in Parliament

• UK researchers join UN led collaboration to measure methane emissions from Nord Stream Pipeline Leak – largest ever leak of methane recorded

  Date: 17 Jan 2025

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) have contributed to a study of methane emissions from the...

• Leicester and Leicestershire can breathe easy as university unveils pollen monitor

  Date: 25 Apr 2024

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  The new Swisens Poleno sampler was launched on the roof of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s George Davies Centre.

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

  Date: 9 Jan 2024

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  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...

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

  Date: 6 Dec 2023

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

• Leicester’s commitment to sustainability leads to world rankings rise

  Date: 5 Dec 2023

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has shot up more than 100 places in a league table which ranks the sustainable credentials of universities around the...

• £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...

• Dangers of atmospheric pollution in the workplace to be highlighted at free event

  Date: 23 Oct 2023

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  Leicestershire’s industry and business leaders are being invited to a Â鶹ÊÓƵ event that could be good for their employees’ health.

• New exercise app using space data aims to help those with long-term health conditions

  Date: 21 Sep 2023

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  A personalised new exercise app for people with long-term health conditions including heart and lung disease and diabetes is set to be piloted by...