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Events
Forthcoming LEC events are listed here, from open days to seminars and conferences.
LEC Seminar 4 June 2013
Professor Ming-Lai Fu and Dr Jian-Qiang Su, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen, China
Tuesday 04 June 2013, 1300-1400
LEC Training Room 1
Speaker:
Misunderstood, overweight, henpecked, too few papers and home flooded? Riverine vegetation (not you!) in a multistressor environment
Dr Matthew OHare, CEH Edinburgh
Wednesday 05 June 2013, 1200-1300
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2
Dr. Matthew O'Hare is Senior Aquatic Botanist at CEH Edinburgh. He is interested in factors influencing the ecology of aquatic plants in the UK, especially river plants. These factors include herbivory and eutrophication but his major focus is on the interaction between water flow and the plants.
Plan for the future - understand the science behind the schemes
Tuesday 11 June 2013, 1000-1400
Hollins Farm, Ennerdale
Free event for all farmers and farm environment advisors
Chasing the High Fliers: Recent Advances in the Study of Insect Migration
Dr Jason Chapman, Insect Migration & Spatial Ecology group, Rothamsted Research, UK
Monday 17 June 2013, 1600-1700
Lecture Theatre 10, Management School Building
Billions of insects migrate between winter and summer ranges to take advantage of seasonally-available breeding resources. To cover the distances required (100s km), many insects rely on wind assistance, and routinely ascend 100s m above the ground to migrate in fast-moving airstreams. Given that wind speeds are typically three to five times faster than the insects' airspeeds, it was not clear what influence high-flying migrants could exert on their migration direction or whether substantial...
LEC Masters Open Day
Saturday 06 July 2013, 1200-1600
Lancaster Environment Centre
LEC offer you the opportunity to visit us at regular intervals throughout the year to discuss your needs and the opportunities LEC offer. A typical open day provides you with the chance to:
Energy and Fuels from Waste - Module 1
Mon 23 - Wed 25 September 2013
Lancaster Environment Centre
This module looks at Feedstocks and Technologies for Energy and Fuel Generation
British Diatom Meeting 2013
Organisers: Phil Barker, Megan Webb, Maria Snell and Rosie Law
Fri 25 - Sun 27 October 2013
Blencathra Field Centre - Keswick
This year the meeting is to be held at Blencathra Field Centre situated in the picturesque surroundings of the Lake District, running from dinner on Friday 25th October until lunch on Sunday 27th October. Please join us for a weekend of diatom talks, posters, collecting and identifying.
Energy and Fuels from Waste - Module 2
Mon 18 - Wed 20 November 2013
Lancaster Environment Centre
This module looks at Management of Energy and Fuel Generation Projects