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• Leicester geoscientist makes expedition to the site of Japanese earthquake

  Date: 16 Sep 2024

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  A Â鶹ÊÓƵ geoscientist is joining the crew of a science vessel investigating the site of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan.

• Trees in tropical logged forests release carbon at greater rate despite faster growth, study finds

  Date: 12 Sep 2024

  /news/2024/september/carbon-trees

  Â鶹ÊÓƵ-led research focusing on the carbon dioxide produced by tree stems shows that individual trees in tropical forests...

• Ocean temperature record unlocked from Fijian coral reveals highest warmth in over six centuries

  Date: 14 Aug 2024

  /news/2024/august/coral-warming

  Unique 627 year-long record of ocean temperatures in the Fijian archipelago published by international team co-led by Â鶹ÊÓƵ

• From graduate to governance, Â鶹ÊÓƵ honours court member

  Date: 18 Jul 2024

  /news/2024/july/grads-johnson

  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has recognised one of its graduates for his service to the institution.

• New investment in seismic monitoring facility at Â鶹ÊÓƵ

  Date: 27 Feb 2024

  /news/2024/february/seis-uk-nerc-funding

  Leicester-based SEIS-UK is to benefit from new funding from Natural Environmental Research Council, as will two facilities led by the National...

• UK scientific expertise supports first high-resolution fossil coral record of environmental data off Hawai’i

  Date: 22 Feb 2024

  /news/2024/february/hawaii-coral

  UK-based scientist from the University of St Andrews and scientific operators from the British Geological Survey and the Â鶹ÊÓƵ...

• Fossil fuel burning leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals

  Date: 8 Feb 2024

  /news/2024/february/coral-pollutant

  New study involving the Â鶹ÊÓƵ identifies carbon particles emitted by burning fossil fuels embedded in corals

• 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...

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

  Date: 7 Dec 2023

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

• ‘Fizzy pop’ process reveals copper-rich volcanoes

  Date: 20 Oct 2023

  /news/2023/october/volcano

  Identifying magmas that experience the same process that makes fizzy drinks ‘bubbly’ has been used by a team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ geologists...