News & Awards
Lancaster scientists to develop drought resistant crops
Lancaster University researchers working at the forefront of agricultural science have been awarded nearly half a million pounds to help keep food crops growing in times of drought.
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Fri 30 March 2012
Lancaster University shares in £1.8m for research into food security
Lancaster University and four other institutions have been awarded approximately £1.8m for research into food security as part of a new Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) scheme.
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Wed 25 January 2012
Fully funded Masters by Research opportunity in Horticulture/Plant science
Fully funded Masters by Research (1 year full time) opportunity for Horticulture / Plant science / Crop science / Agronomy student at Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University.
Fri 18 November 2011
New Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
The Lancaster Environment Centre has developed a Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security to train a new generation of researchers and policy makers in this developing area.
Thu 23 June 2011
CBE for Professor Bill Davies
A pioneering Lancaster University environmental biologist has been awarded a CBE for services to Science.
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Mon 13 June 2011
Funded PhD Detection and amelioration of rootzone ethylene production in protected crops
Supervisor: Dr Ian Dodd
Wed 18 May 2011
LEC deepens its relationships with prestigious Chinese partners
Vice Chancellor, Prof. Paul Wellings, together with LEC staff Prof Bill Davies, Dr Merce Aloy, Dr Hong Li and Prof Kevin Jones, visited the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and China Agriculture University (CAU) in Beijing in late September 2010, to further strengthen collaborations with China.
Mon 8 November 2010
Global Food Security Meeting at Lancaster
Lancaster University hosted The International Food Security and Safety Meeting from September 13-15, where experts gathered to address the problems of global food production at a time of population growth and climate change.
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Fri 17 September 2010
Queen Presents Prize to LEC Researcher
The Queen has presented an award at Buckingham Palace for Lancaster University's world-class research into watersaving techniques for agriculture. Her Majesty presented the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education to Distinguished Professor Bill Davies, who led a team of plant biologists at the Lancaster Environment Centre in the development of the research.
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Thu 25 February 2010
Lancaster Plant Science Wins THE Research Of The Year Award
The contribution of Lancaster University to one of the biggest challenges facing humankind - feeding seven billion people against a background of climate change - helped it to win the coveted Times Higher Research Project of the Year award held in London on October 15th.
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Fri 16 October 2009
Meetings
August 2011
- Securing Foreign Interest in Developing Environmental Competence in Africa (Conferences and workshops)
May 2011
- Science, media, policy and wildlife: the badger/bovine TB controversy (Talks, Lectures and Seminars)
March 2011
- Feeding nine billion: the challenge to sustainable crop production and other disciplines (Talks, Lectures and Seminars)
September 2010
- Food Security and Safety Symposium (Conferences and workshops)