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News Archive
May 2012
- 3 year Funded Eco-Innovation Phds open for application
- Animal Disease Research Misses the Human Perspective
- Tropical Ecology Research Group - Tropical Festival - A Shiny Success
- 20th Annual GIS Research UK (GISRUK) Conference
- £100,000 Eco Innovation opportunities for ambitious businesses in the North West
- Volunteers Wanted for Research Project on Everyday Life and Travel
April 2012
- Lancaster University signs MoU with University of Benin
- Call for Businesses to Collaborate with Centre for Global Eco-innovation
- Courses for chemical-using industries: Postgraduate Certificate of Competence in REACH Registration
- Gain Green-tech expertise from new LEC "Consultant in Residence."
- Join the KARIM network to access R&D capabilities from across Europe
- LEC's Graduate Consultancy Scheme helps Ugandan farmers adapt to climate change
- Lancaster University provides evidence to new UK emissions report
March 2012
- Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship Scheme
- Lancaster scientists to develop drought resistant crops
- LEC PhD Student Awarded Prestigious Schlumberger Foundation Fellowship
- International research and innovation centre planned with Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Researchers test for cattle disease link in Crohn's patients
- PhD Studentships 2012/13
February 2012
- Lancaster and Liverpool scientists to lead £9.8M eco-innovation centre
- Eco-toxicity: emerging pollutants and related regulation
- Scientists from China visit Lancaster
- Festival brings the tropics to town
- Lancaster's University Challenge Team!
- LEC PG Open Days and Travel Bursary
- BHS-JBA Trust Studentship awarded to David Mindham on MSc Sustainable Water Management
- LEC research reveals true cost of a burger
- Lancaster University signs research agreement with Myerscough College
- Assessing Water-Related Business Risks
January 2012
- Grasslands soils offer some insurance against climate change
- Lancaster University shares in £1.8m for research into food security
- LEC in China
- LEC student spends study abroad year working for NASA
December 2011
- UK-China Bridge project comes to Lake Windermere
- Graduate Consultancy Scheme sees 160% increase in business engagement
- LEC hosts first international Smart Technology Showcase
- LEC Resident Company Makes Finals of High Growth Business 2011
- Undisturbed record of climate fluctuations for the last 25,000 years.
November 2011
- Fully funded Masters by Research opportunity in Horticulture/Plant science
- Prof Nick Hewitt (LEC) visits Buckingham Palace
- Lancaster University Ornithologist Honoured
- LEC leads food security and sustainable water debate
October 2011
- Developing strategies for living with uncertainty in animal disease management
- Rich underground life discovered at the poles
- Lancaster takes part in Antarctic lake mission
- NERC PhD Studentship Available for January 2012 start
- Funded, 3-Year R&D Opportunities for Businesses
September 2011
- Catchment Conference explores managing agriculture for economic and environmental benefits
- New LEC PG Students October 2011
- New water quality science paves the way for improving river health in the UK
- Plant 'body clock' observed in tropical forest research
- Tropical biodiversity study finds no substitute for primary forests
- Three year cycling and walking study finds image is an obstacle
August 2011
- Education UK exhibition Brazil
- Mummy's boys exist in bird families too
- Climate change forecasts flawed says new research
- Masters Funding Opportunities
- Funded PhD Developing an instrument for noble gas analysis of waters and lake sediments pore fluids
July 2011
- Second CCN Conference at Arup receives great feedback
- LEC research shows effects of World War Two bombing raids on weather
- Funded 4-Year R&D Opportunities for Companies
- Funded Staff Secondments Between Universities and Companies
June 2011
- Academia for Green Africa Conference
- New Masters in Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
- Cross-campus Team Wins University Prize
- CBE for Professor Bill Davies
- £1.45M grassland study to increase soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gases
- A new approach for industrial collaboration
- A trans-national partnership with north west Europe
- N8 debate tackles ecosystem valuation with an online audience
- PhD Student wins best oral and written paper at the GISRUK conference
May 2011
- Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds Workshop
- Funded PhD Detection and amelioration of rootzone ethylene production in protected crops
- LEC course ranked 4th in Guardian league table
- Success for Online Soil Carbon Debate
- Understanding peat's ability to trap methane bubbles
- PhD projects on chemical management, risk assessment and environmental chemistry in China
- International Workshop on Chemical Risk Assessment and Environmental Management Successfully Convene
April 2011
March 2011
- Funded PhD-Understanding pesticide photodegradation & persistence in protected-crop environments
- Funded PhD - Greenhouse gas emissions from field wetlands
February 2011
- Funded PhD - Enhancing the potential of constructed wetlands
- Funded PhD - On-line detection and diagnosis of plant damage and stress by herbivores and pathogens
- NERC PhD Studentships
- ESRC PhD Studentships
- Exploring flood risk assessment in the context of land redevelopment
- Passionate about Sustainable Phosphorus
- Developing risk-based guidelines for water demand management
- LEC Researchers published in national press
- Banned pollutants discovered off the African coast
January 2011
- Faculty of Science and Technology Studentship in the Lancaster Environment
- LEC researcher featured in Nature article
- LEC research indicates climate change in Northern England
- Chemicals management in China
- Internship success for undergraduate students
December 2010
- LEC Ecologists Win Post Graduate Awards
- LEC scientists are improving the understanding and management of phosphorus in catchments
- CSWM helps shape UK research on integrated land use data and modelling platforms
November 2010
- Lancaster exchanges diffuse pollution knowledge across China
- LEC deepens its relationships with prestigious Chinese partners
- LEC Researchers Take Part in China Talks
- Funded PhD Studentship - Sustainable Agriculture
October 2010
- Grassland management key to reducing poverty in China
- LEC Professor joins cream of North West Scientists
- Bicycle politics workshop success
- LEC consultants help reduce the carbon cost of weekly shop
- Environment Centre Launches Business Breakfast Club
September 2010
- PEDAL - Estimating the Delivery of Diffuse Pollutants from Agricultural Land to Streams
- Vietnamese Government visits LEC to develop teaching and training opportunities
- Launch of ?6.5m study to reduce agricultural river pollution
- Global Food Security Meeting at Lancaster
August 2010
- Lancaster Environment Centre hosts meeting on ozone depletion and increased UV radiation
- Two Funded PhD Studentships in the Centre for Chemicals Management
- LEC research on organic contaminants in the news
July 2010
- Lancaster exerts heavy research influence in environment and ecology
- Bill Davison wins RSC Sustainable Water Award 2010
- Mature graduates are first class
- Catchment Change Network (CCN) Annual Conference a great success
- LEC researchers show that early humans occupied Britain over 800,000 years ago
- Carfree Cities conference for Energy Lancaster
June 2010
- Exploring new ways of reducing pollution from agriculture using Constructed Wetlands
- CSWM welcomes international visitors to the Eden
- Thank you and farewell to David Oliver
- Pupils to experience world-leading Science and Technology at Lancaster
- LEC PhD student featured on BBC Radio
- Scientists Dig Deep for Carbon Solution
- Funded PhD Studentship -The development of a passive water sampler for high-polarity cytotoxic drugs
- Funded PhD Studentship - Understanding and Managing Honey Bee Health in the UK
- Funded PhD Studentship - Ecology and biomonitoring of the River Eden Catchment
- LEC carbon neutral PG Poster Days are a great success
- Emma Thompson Meets Lancaster Researchers
- Building a Cycling Culture
May 2010
- New green business harnesses skills from science and management
- Carbon lifestyle guide published
- CCN leads Special Session at 'Hydropredict 2010'
- Schoolchildren explore flooding and climate change
April 2010
- Ideas Festival 2010
- NERC launches Macronutrient Cycles research programme
- CSWM supports international collaborative teaching and learning
- Freshwater Biology Summit a success
- LEC Volcano Research in the Headlines
- Soil erosion - the forgotten player in the global change
- Native British Bumblebees now available to UK fruit farmers
- Volcano Experts in the headlines
March 2010
- Research shows rural exodus threatens the Amazon
- Creation of a LEC-sponsored orchard and picnic area
- Lancaster Graduate Students Win a Place at the World's Largest Business Planning Competition
- Opportunity: Lectureship in Environmental Economic Geography
- Opportunity: Lectureship in Isotope Geochemistry (Biogeochemist or Geochemist)
- Opportunity: Readership in Sustainable Agriculture
- Opportunity: Readership in Sustainable Cities
- Lancaster Graduate Students Win Place at World’s Largest Business Planning Competition
- Researchers Tackle Global Food Crisis
- LEC links with Brazil to develop research into tropical rainforest conservation.
- NERC Competition PhD Studentships Now Available for October 2010
- Cumbria Flood workshops Launched
- Water Resources Management in a Changing Climate
February 2010
- BBSRC Competition PhD Studentships Now Available for October 2010
- Queen Presents Prize to LEC Researcher
- Funded PhD Studentship - Lava flow dynamics
- Funded PhD Studentship - Biochar, CEH Edinburgh
- Funded PhD Studentship - Radionuclides
- Lancaster consortium wins Eden National Demonstration Test Catchment
- LEC's Sustainable Water Management Laboratory comes up tops in Defra audit
- NERC latest - 2009 Theme Action Plans
- Water Summit 10 - Tackling future water challenges with the agricultural sector
- LEC Scientist interviewed on BBC radio
- Lancaster Scientists share their knowhow with the BBC
January 2010
- Chinese Academy of Sciences to collaborate with Lancaster
- Lancaster's African armyworm project in the news
- Faculty Studentships in the Lancaster Environment Centre
- Lancaster consortium wins new National Demonstration Test Catchment in the River Eden
December 2009
- 2 Funded PhD Studentships Available
- Carbon capture technology wins Innovate '09
- Speed pitching yields major success for ETS companies
- LEC PhD student featured on BBC Radio
November 2009
- LEC research awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize
- ESRC grant success for LEC researcher
- Hong Kong calling for Lancashire Eco Companies
October 2009
- Funded PhD Studentship Available to Start Now!
- Record Intake of Doctoral Researchers at LEC in 2009
- ?2 Billion Needed for Science to Help Feed the World
- Lancaster Plant Science Wins THE Research Of The Year Award
- Tropical Crop Research Prompts Air Pollutant Warning
- Support for Eco-Innovation Goes Live
September 2009
August 2009
July 2009
- Annual SETAC-UK Young Researchers Meeting
- MSc Volcanology and Geological Hazards
- MA Environmental Management and Consultancy
- Ozone Pollution Link to Drought-stricken Crops
June 2009
- LEC Professor receives ASPB award
- LEC Researchers to appear on Newsround
- Funded PhD Studentships Now Available for October 2009
- NERC Studentships available for MSc Environmental Informatics
- LEC researcher wins best publication award
- National Prize for Geography Student
- Visualising nanomaterials in environmental samples
- Natural Product Crop Protection Technology Licensed
- Postgraduate Poster Days in LEC
May 2009
- Predicting Higher Risk for Prostate Cancer
- Hull Flood Children to Tell Their Story
- Graduate Consultant helps paper company implement environmental policy
- Grower of the year award for LEC honorary research fellow
- Lancaster University commits to reducing carbon emissions
- LEC Consultancy Pays Off For Hotel
- LEC Research to Feature on BBC National News
- Small Green Companies take on Big Export Challenge
April 2009
- Lancaster University commits to reducing carbon emissions
- LEC Hosts First Coastal Conference
- LEC Scientists Feature in NERC's Planet Earth
March 2009
February 2009
- Students Take Up Global Challenge
- PhD Studentship Success in LEC
- Lancaster University and China link to help put food on the table
- BBSRC Interchange Industry Award
- LEC researcher quoted for work on crop contamination
January 2009
- National Dissertation Prizes for Geography Students
- Exciting opportunities for interdisciplinary environmental research in the LEC
- Faculty PhD Studentship Now Available for October 2009
- PhD Studentships now Available
- LEC Consultancy Pays Off For Hotel
December 2008
- Geography teaching awarded 'Full Confidence' in PQR
- Alumnus Named as Top Researcher by Nature
- 19th Century Weather Diaries Shed Light On Climate Change
- Award for University's Tourism Centre
- Masters Courses Success
November 2008
- Research Finds Children Exposed To Lead Pollution
- Becky Toal of Crowberry Consulting named one of the Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs for 2008
- LEC Entrepreneur Promotes Recycling In Schools
- New Art Exhibition in LEC
October 2008
- Animal Disease Study Launched
- Electronic Nose can sniff out Plant Disease
- Over Three-quarters of a Million for Marine Energy Research
- Seed Treatment Discovery Could Cut Pesticide Use
- Postgraduate recruitment continues to grow in the Lancaster Environment Centre
September 2008
- Lancaster Shortlisted for Contribution to Innovation and Technology
- Lake Sediment Discovery
- Boost to UK/Malaysian research to measure forests impact on Climate Change
- New Joint Seminar Series
August 2008
July 2008
- Environmental Companies Flourish at LEC
- New funded PhD Opportunity: Two ESRC funded 1+3 studentships
- A new dawn for sustainable agrochemicals?
- Boost to UK/Malaysian Research to Measure Forests' Impact on Climate Change
- Innovation buzz gets louder at Lancaster
- Professional training in environmental compliance management
- REACHing out to regional chemicals industry
- Student research into destructive weed
- Top Lake District business unveils alternative fuel strategy
- 20% Fee Discount for Lancaster Graduates
- LEC Businesswoman Scoops Green Award
June 2008
- National Teaching Fellowship Scheme Winner
- Top Bioscientist to Join Lancaster's Water Centre
- Successful Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) Poster Days
May 2008
- £2.3m for Lancaster University to Help Train Nuclear Graduates
- New Research Could Help Predict Major Volcanic Eruptions
- Funded PhD Studentship Available
April 2008
- University Small Grant success
- Lancaster Experts Advise Government on Flooding
- Lakeland Rocks
- Forest fire research casts new shadow over the Amazon
- LEC Professor is Guest of Honour
- Jim Freer Joins 'HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment' Team
- Environmental Science Workshops for Local Schools
- Research Contradicts Climate Change Sceptics
February 2008
- A new appointment to the Centre for Sustainable Water Management (CSWM)
- Halting Armyworm Rampage with Biological Pesticide
- Have Humans Brought About a New Geological Epoch?
- Seminar examines UK flood crisis
- Tomorrow's Climate, Today's Challenge
- Calling weather watchers in Cumbria
- Flood Diary Study Launched
- University Research Cameras Capture Stricken Vessel
January 2008
- 1000 Citations for LEC Paper
- NERC grant successes in LEC
- Revised MSc in Management and the Environment
December 2007
- Lancaster Team wins Environment Competition
- LEC Pioneers Scheme to Reduce Carbon Footprint
- New MSc in Conservation Science
- LEC pioneers scheme to reduce carbon footprint
November 2007
- Founding LEC Director Becomes Distinguished Professor
- Green Business Winners move into Environment Centre
October 2007
September 2007
- Leading the Way in the Visitor Economy
- Secret History of Stalagmites
- Career Boost For Lancaster Environment Centre Students
- Retreating Glaciers Reveal Hidden Life
August 2007
July 2007
June 2007
May 2007
March 2007
- Staff Move Into New Wing of the Lancaster Environment Centre
- Arctic Expedition to Investigate Chemical Pollution
- Crop Company Flourishes in Partnership with Lancaster Environment Centre