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• University joins national group dedicated to tackling world health issues

  Date: 3 February 2026

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has joined a consortium of research institutes dedicated to tackling disease, climate change and food security

• Sycamore Gap sapling planted in Â鶹ÊÓƵ Botanic Garden

  Date: 16 December 2025

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Botanic Garden is now home to one of the iconic Sycamore Gap saplings from the National Trust

• University volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Botanic Garden

  Date: 30 October 2025

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  Green fingered volunteers are helping to plant 80,000 crocus bulbs in Leicester’s Botanic Garden this week

• Leicester Professor honoured with global award for life-saving disaster risk work 

  Date: 9 October 2025

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ's Professor Nibedita Ray-Bennett has been awarded a prestigious Norio Okada Implementation Science Award for her work...

• Leicester brings researchers and policymakers together in Westminster

  Date: 11 December 2024

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  The worlds of policymaking and research converged at the official launch of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Institute for Policy, held in...

• Institute for Policy launch brings Leicester’s research expertise to the heart of Westminster

  Date: 29 November 2024

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  Solutions to issues in healthcare, justice, climate change and space will be showcased at the official launch of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s...

• Professor Heiko Balzter shares hopes for COP29 and the path toward global climate action

  Date: 11 November 2024

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  Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures, speaks as he attends COP29 on behalf of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ

• New Fungal Spore Calendar helps allergy and asthma sufferers plan for better health

  Date: 7 November 2024

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  Leicester researchers have developed England’s first comprehensive fungal spore calendar—a valuable new tool designed to help allergy and asthma...

• United Nations Day 2024: United for climate action

  Date: 24 October 2024

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  Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, reflects on the United Nations’ (UN)...

• Botanic Garden Festival a roaring success

  Date: 3 September 2024

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Botanic Garden Festival was a resounding success, drawing in crowds of all ages to enjoy a fun-filled day of...