Lancaster Environment Centre

The Lancaster Environment Centre undertakes a wide range of projects in partnership with business and industry with great value to be gained by access and association to one of the largest centres for environmental research in Europe.

Partnership Programmes

Co-location of companies

Two floors of this building provide 20 offices for companies to collocate and engage in collaborative research with the University and our partners the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.

 

Graduate Consultancy Programme

We place over 30 postgraduate students each year into a wide range of businesses to work on technology-based projects and to improve resource use efficiency.

 

Affinity Group Programme

This programme brings together like-minded companies to work together in groups to exploit opportunities for new products and take common issues.

 

Continuing Professional Development Programme

We design and deliver bespoke training for commercial organisations from one day workshops to full week intensive short-courses.

 

New Venture Creation Programme

We work with individuals and teams within the University and region to create a range of new ventures and spin-outs.

 

Research, Development & Consultancy Centres

We have a number of established collaborative research centres with commercial partners and other Universities. Our first centre to be established was the Waitrose Centre.

 

Company Profile: Stopford Projects Ltd

Stopford is a multi-disciplined Engineering, Management and Design Consultancy. We are an established organisation providing a full range of complementary services to largely Petrochemical, Fine chemical, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and related industries, from conceptual process analysis through to the detailed design and build of manufacturing plants.

Stopford are working with LEC to assess the potential applications of slow release mechanisms for the delivery of agrochemicals into horticultural systems.

"Energy and food security are two of the major challenges facing society worldwide and LEC has been pivotal in assisting us in securing two grants enabling us to conduct cutting edge research into the development of new technologies in these key areas" Dr Ben Herbert of Stopford Projects.

Visit the resident companies page to see a complete list of businesses already located here.

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