Latest Research News: Society and Environment
Three year cycling and walking study finds image is an obstacle
Our desire to fit in could be hampering Britain's chances of shifting to more sustainable forms of travel.
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Thu 8 September 2011
PhD Student wins best oral and written paper at the GISRUK conference
Ally Gormally, a second year PhD student funded by UKERC (NERC, ESRC and EPSRC) and supervised by Dr Duncan Whyatt, Prof Colin Pooley, Prof Roger Timmis and Dr Sarah Watkins, won the best oral and written paper at the GISRUK conference.
Wed 1 June 2011
ESRC PhD Studentships
The Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) is pleased to announce that it is part of the new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funded North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC).
Mon 21 February 2011
North West becomes largest centre for PhD training
The largest centre in England for social science postgraduate training has been established at the Universities of Lancaster, Manchester and Liverpool.
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Thu 17 February 2011
Bicycle politics workshop success
Dave Horton (LEC) from the EPSRC Understand Walking and Cycling Project was one of the organisers of a recent workshop on bicycle politics working jointly with the Centre for Mobilities Research at Lancaster University.
Fri 15 October 2010
Carfree Cities conference for Energy Lancaster
With funding from Energy Lancaster Dr Griet Scheldeman and Dr Dave Horton, two social scientists from Lancaster Environment Centre, gave an innovative workshop on an EPSRC project called 'Understanding Walking and Cycling' at the international 'Towards Carfree Cities' conference held in the UK for the first time, in York, June 2010.
Wed 7 July 2010
Building a Cycling Culture
Dave Horton of Lancaster Environment Centre's Understanding Walking and Cycling project delivered Ireland's Annual Cycling Research Lecture at Trinity College Dublin recently.
Tue 1 June 2010
Schoolchildren explore flooding and climate change
Imagine your home is being flooded and you have to pack a suitcase in ten minutes – what would you take?
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Thu 6 May 2010
Researchers Tackle Global Food Crisis
Researchers from Lancaster University are in China this month taking part in an international event seeking solutions to the growing problem of food insecurity.
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Fri 19 March 2010
Cumbria Flood workshops Launched
Researchers at Lancaster University are working with Cumbria County Council and NHS Cumbria to launch a series of events designed to identify how research can help Cumbria recover from the devastating floods of November 2009.
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Mon 8 March 2010