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Lancaster University shares in £1.8m for research into food security

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. Read more comments

New forum to forge innovation between universities and industry

New forum to forge innovation between universities and industry

The Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts has launched an Industry innovation Forum (IIF) to promote competitive advantage and economic growth. Read more comments

News

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LEC research reveals true cost of a burger

LEC research reveals true cost of a burger

The UK could considerably reduce its carbon footprint if more of us switched to a vegetarian diet, according to new research by Lancaster University.

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Tue 7 February 2012

Lancaster University announces Anuj Bidve Memorial Scholarship

Lancaster University has announced the annual Anuj Bidve Memorial Scholarship in honour of its postgraduate student who was killed in Salford on Boxing Day 2011.

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Mon 6 February 2012

Grasslands soils offer some insurance against climate change

Grasslands soils offer some insurance against climate change

The earth beneath our feet plays an important role in carbon storage - a key factor in climate change - and new research published in Nature Climate Change this week shows that in times of drought some types of soil perform better than others.

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Mon 30 January 2012

Touch Screen Democracy For The Twitter Generation

Touch Screen Democracy For The Twitter Generation

Researchers at Lancaster University have been using touch screen technology to help give teenagers more of a say in community life.

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Thu 26 January 2012

Events

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UCAS Open Day - Environmental Science schemes

Saturday 11 February 2012
Lancaster Environment Centre

Environmental Science schemes open day.

The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme - assessing chemical threats to biodiversity

Professor Richard Shore, CEH Lancaster

Wednesday 15 February 2012, 1600-1700
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2

Sustainable Water Stewardship - Gaps and Opportunities

Professor Tim OÂ’Riordan OBE FBA, Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia

Monday 20 February 2012, 1530-1630
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2

Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sciences at the University of East Anglia, Professor O'Riordan has recently contributed to the Sustainable Water Stewardship: The Next Big Step Forward - a summary of the workshop organised by the Universityof Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership and sponsored by Anglian Water.

Generalised Models for Uncertainty with Applications in Engineering

Professor Michael Beer, University of Liverpool

Wednesday 22 February 2012, 1200-1300
LEC Training Room 2

Uncertainty and imprecision in structural parameters and in environmental conditions and loads are challenging phenomena in engineering analyses. They require an appropriate mathematical modelling and quantification to obtain realistic results when predicting the behaviour and reliability of engineering structures and systems. But the modelling and quantification are complicated by the characteristics of the available information, which involves, for example, sparse data, poor measurements and...