They have found that word-initial consonants are, on average, around 13 milliseconds longer than their non-initial counterparts. The diversity of languages for which this effect was found suggests ...

Eleven rats were trained using an operant go/no-go procedure to discriminate words differing in their initial consonant sound. Each rat trained for two 1-h sessions each day (5 d/week).

They have found that word-initial consonants are, on average, around 13 milliseconds longer than their non-initial counterparts. The diversity of languages in which this effect was found suggests ...

So, with regard to the word ‘university’, the initial sound is actually the consonant sound /j/, so we say ‘a university’. If we look at your original question, the word ‘LP’ begins ...