Faculty of Science and Technology

Lancaster set to receive funding boost to stimulate UK's economy

Lancaster is amongst leading universities who are set to benefit from a £50 million investment in cutting-edge research and innovation projects to drive growth. Lancaster's project will use the strong international reputation and links in China, in particular with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, to address the Government's priorities to focus on high-growth SMEs and to increase exports. Using expertise from across the University, it focuses on improved leadership and new technology...

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Fri 17 May 2013

How do we find out about cyber criminals?

Security Lancaster and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics held a workshop to form a new collaborative group who will widen the knowledge of cybercrime and start developing innovative approaches to obtaining information on cyber criminals. The workshop included security researchers and statisticians, solicitors specialising in cybercrime, and experts from government agencies.

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Thu 16 May 2013

Lancaster to play leading role in UK-India cyber security team

University-based 'Security Lancaster' is to be part of a bid to increase UK-India cyber security research collaborations tackling key issues demanding global cooperation.

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Mon 13 May 2013

LEC PhD student, Beth Brockett, organises knowledge-exchange event for farmers

Beth Brockett who is researching 'An interdisciplinary approach to modelling ecosystem service delivery at the farm unit scale' for her PhD has organised an knowledge-exchange event.

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Mon 13 May 2013

What kind of 'sustainability' might African Anthropogenic Dark Earths and their social and ecological context point to?

Dr James Fraser, Lancaster Environment Centre

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 1230-1330
LEC Training Room 1

Today we face grand challenges in ensuring food security in the face of climate change. Commentators suggest that 'Anthropogenic Dark Earths' - high fertility carbon rich soils that are most well known as a legacy of pre-Columbian populations in Amazonia - could inspire solutions to achieving 'sustainable intensification,' or 'climate-smart agriculture,' especially in food and climate insecure regions such as West Africa. I will present interdisciplinary research that shows how Loma speaking...

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Barking up the right tree: what hydrological benefits can be expected realistically from tropical reforestation programmes?

Professor LA (Sampurno) Bruijnzeel, VU University Amsterdam

Wednesday 22 May 2013, 1500-1600
LEC Training Rooms 1 And 2

Abstract: Perceived hydrological benefits of tropical reforestation programmes have come under severe scrutiny in recent years with "public" and "scientific" views differing widely. Some would argue that the "scientific" perception tends to overemphasise the high water use of trees while downplaying or even ignoring such positive aspects of forestation as enhanced infiltration and soil protection. In this talk the state of play will be presented with regard to the impacts of...

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Future of Insider Financial Fraud: #FutInsiderFraud

Wednesday 29 May 2013, 0900-1630
The Work Foundation

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Image Warfare: A New Security Challenge

Dr Nathan Roger, Swansea University

Thursday 30 May 2013, 1300-1400
C60 InfoLab21

The research described in this talk,argues that since September 11th 2001 image warfare has replaced techno-war (first premiered during the 1991 Gulf War) as the primary warfighting model. It suggests that image warfare is a form of warfare in which al-Qaeda currently dominates while the West is still playing catch-up. Consequently there is an urgent need to better understand image warfare, rather than merely revising techno-war strategies, in an attempt to counter the new security challenges...

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