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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
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
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
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.
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Wed 25 January 2012
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.
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Wed 25 January 2012
LEC in China
Lancaster Environment Centre contributed to a high profile International Environmental Forum and co-organised the First International Workshop on Environment and Health in China with the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Mon 23 January 2012
LEC student spends study abroad year working for NASA
Daniel Sayle's love affair with the United States began as an A-level student in the Isle of Man when he won a summer scholarship to study at NASA's United Space School in Houston, Texas.
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Mon 23 January 2012
Inaugural UK-US Nuclear Facilities Workshop
A nuclear expert from Lancaster University has attended the first ever UK-US Nuclear Facilities Workshop.
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Tue 17 January 2012
Radical changes in home heating needed to meet carbon targets
There is no possibility that the UK can meet its 2050 target for CO2 emissions without a fundamental change to the way our homes are heated, according to a report written for the Royal Academy of Engineering by a Lancaster University Professor.
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Thu 12 January 2012
New Years Honours for Science and Technology Staff
Two former members of Science and Technology staff have received New Years Honours which recognise outstanding achievement.
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Tue 3 January 2012
New Particle at the Large Hadron Collider Discovered by ATLAS Experiment
Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Lancaster University, analysing data taken by the ATLAS experiment, have been at the centre of what is believed to be the first clear observation of a new particle at the Large Hadron Collider.
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Thu 22 December 2011
UK-China Bridge project comes to Lake Windermere
The problem of algal bloom contamination in lakes was the topic of a one day meeting in the Lake District between scientists from the UK and China together with members of the local community.
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Thu 22 December 2011