Lancaster Environment Centre
Innovation, training and research for a sustainable future
The Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) is one of the major centres for environmental research in Europe, recognised internationally for its excellence in environmental research, which has the ability to inform policy and impact positively on the regional and national economy.
The LEC comprises academic staff and professional researchers, covering all the biological, physical, chemical and geographical aspects of environmental science. It offers an unrivalled centre of excellence for the teaching and research of the environmental sciences.
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3 year Funded Eco-Innovation Phds open for application
Graduates have until 4th June to apply for one of 50 exclusive industry-based three year funded PhDs from the Centre for Global Eco-innovation, a partnership between Lancaster University, the University of Liverpool and international commercialisation consultancy Inventya Ltd. Read more
Tue 15 May 2012
Animal Disease Research Misses the Human Perspective
Animal disease research concentrates too much on the behaviour of micro organisms while ignoring the role played by human beings; we need to take more account of the human dimension if the work of scientists is to be translated effectively into policy, according to scientists at Lancaster and Liverpool universities. Read more
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Tue 15 May 2012
Tropical Ecology Research Group - Tropical Festival - A Shiny Success
A group of PhD students from Lancaster Environment Centre's Tropical Research Group recently organized a vibrant and colourful Tropical Festival in The Gregson Community Centre in Lancaster. Read more
Fri 11 May 2012