News Archive
February 2013
- Geography student sets up film company
- Eco-innovation businesses invited to attend pioneering project launch
- First Science and Technology Business Partnerships and Enterprise Annual Report 2011-2012 available to download now
- Lancaster University Coffeemat Challenge won by Science and Technology student Seb
- Competition finalists to present at the House of Commons
- Free talks from Lancaster University statisticians
- Doctoral Scholarships in Computer Science and Communication Systems
- Soil expert seeks effective management of revolutionary land use changes
- International Collaboration Prize for First Unified EU-Russia Flight Analysis Project
- 'Making Sense of Microposts' Workshop Accepted for WWW2013
- AFC Energy initiates research relationship with Science and Technology's Fuel Cells Expert
January 2013
- Inspiring the next generation of researchers
- International poster competition to get children into stats
- Leading entrepreneur Lord Drayson to give the keynote address at a showcase event in Manchester.
- First ever UK based language tool to decode baby talk
- Graphene appointed an EU Future Emerging Technology flagship
- War report: fighting armyworms
- Lancaster volcanologists revisit active Chilean volcano
- New Centre to Change How Language in Society is Researched
- Biofuel cultivation could harm human health
- Lancaster scientist advises Zambian Government on food crisis
- Commonwealth Shared Scholarship Scheme
December 2012
- Changing our material future, layer by layer
- Success for School of Computing and Communications at Top-Tier Conference
- Science and Technology spin-out company Isis Forensics wins significant investment
- Best Paper Award for Lancaster Computer Scientists
- BBC Academy Female Experts Training Day
- £700k Project to Boost Clinical Assessment Rates for Cognitive Decline
- Hatching order influences birds' behaviour
- Haymeadows are good for the environment say researchers
- PG psychology conference comes to Lancaster
- Praise For Student and Graduate Impact on Businesses
- Proliferation warnings on nuclear 'wonder-fuel'
- Remembering Anuj Bidve
- LEC's Catchment Change Network launches top tips 2013 Calendar for reducing water pollution from agriculture
- N8 Health and Active Aging Innovation Forum Film Live
- Lancaster Plays a Part in £9.1m Autonomous Systems Research
- Summer Placement Scheme 'Highly rewarding and fulfilling'
November 2012
- Lancaster Lecturer Wins Best Paper at Social Computing Conference
- Could you solve a business problem in your sleep?
- Lancaster Academic to Present Security Research at MoD Event
- Lancaster researchers demo 3D screens of the future
- Catchment productivity is a key component in high CO2 emissions from lakes
- Foetuses yawn in the womb, according to new research
- Homeless health check prototype to be launched
- School of Computing and Communications Secures €650k for Future Internet Research
- Innovation experts collaborate to promote healthy ageing
- Lancaster Authors Dominate IEEE Computer Special Issue
- Prize for electron-neutrino research
- £3m for particle physics research
- Lancaster shares in £39 million for UK energy efficiency research
- 'How to' week
- Lancaster and Queen's to form partnership on cyber security
- £1.4m Grant Success for School of Computing and Communications
- Small Businesses Behind on Cyber Security Says Report
October 2012
- 'Sleep on it' - but only if it's really difficult
- Chinese delegation visits Lancaster to develop joint International Research and Innovation Centre
- Security Lancaster Launched by former Minister for State Security and Counter Terrorism
- First fifty businesses announced in £9.8m eco innovation centre
- PhD Studentship - School of Computing and Communications
- PhD Studentship - School of Computing and Communications
- How will graphene change our lives?
- First Cyber Camp at Lancaster University a Success
- UK Cyber Security Industry seeks next generation of cyber professionals at Security Lancaster
- Student volunteers learn how China feeds its people
September 2012
- Awards for School of Computing and Communications Masters Students
- Lancaster's New Head of Chemistry
- Physics undergraduate wins Student of the Year Award
- Lancaster physicists launch public lectures
- Advances in energy and fuels from waste
- InfoLab21 Resident Reaches Finals of National Business Awards
- Cyber Security Conference CSC2012 reveals cybercrime challenges facing businesses
- Could Cybercrime Pose a Threat to Your Business?
- LEC Prize Winners
- Royal Society Research Fellowship for LEC Professor
August 2012
- Lancaster Physicist Invited to NASA Launch
- Pakistan Partnership Discusses Next Steps
- Cyber Security Challenge UK announces first Cyber Camp at Lancaster University
- Lancaster excellence in environmental sciences recognised in worldwide ranking
- Simple eye test could diagnose Alzheimer's
- Lancaster Aurora Researchers Seek Photo Shoot Locations
- Developing Novel Approaches to Tracking Domestic Water Demand Under Uncertainty
- Heart Patients May Benefit from Aviation Industry Tech
- UK Cyber Security Industry Comes to Lancaster
- Making Professor Event
July 2012
- Protecting Your Business in an Insecure World Cyber Security Conference 2012
- Psychologist awarded £10,000 National Teaching Fellowship
- Intelligent Systems Researcher to Chair Three World Leading Conferences
- Better Water Research in The Tropics Needed In Order to Protect People, Says Lancaster Researcher
- New Funding for Epilepsy Research
- Significant Reduction in Pollution Achieved by creating Green Walls
- Farmers and Researchers Share 'More Crop Per Drop' Horticulture Techniques
- Lancaster Scientists launch new Research and Innovation Centre in China
- Lancaster Success at Pervasive Computing Conference
- 'This is not the end of the Higgs story': Lancaster Physicists Respond to Higgs Discovery
- Four Full-Time DSTL PhD Studentships
- Lancaster volcanologist on BBC
- Lancaster Emeritus Professor Wins Prestigious Physics Prize
- Science and Technology Taster Day 2012
June 2012
- N8 leads the way in High Performance Computing
- €1.7M Grant for Graphene Research
- Lancaster Researchers Discover Potential New Weapon Against African Crop Pests
- Postgraduate Certificate in Energy from Waste continues to Power Ahead
- A Shared Vision of Scientific Strengths
- Lancaster Shares in £13M Biodiversity Research Programme
- Lancaster Researchers Say UK Should Learn From Australia's Handling of Drought
- Farm Ponds Cut Agricultural Water Pollution
- 10 Paid summer internships at Lancaster University
May 2012
- First for Touchless Technology in Vascular Surgery
- Female Terrorists Study Contradicts Stereotypes
- Animal Disease Research Misses the Human Perspective
- 'DIY' Techie Innovators Working with Homeless on Prototype Healthcare Tool
- TheBigThink: Your Ticket to Campus Party Europe in Berlin
- MSc Scholarships for 2012 Applicants
- £100,000 Eco Innovation opportunities for ambitious businesses in the North West
- Nobel-winning Biologist to Give Public Lecture at Lancaster
- Volunteers Wanted for Research Project on Everyday Life and Travel
- Lancaster Engineering Students Have a Hand in Supersonic Car Design
April 2012
- New ways to safeguard children
- Deadline Extended For 2012 Summer Placement Applications
- Lancaster University signs MoU with University of Benin
- Call for Businesses to Collaborate with Centre for Global Eco-innovation
- Courses for chemical-using industries: Postgraduate Certificate of Competence in REACH Registration
- Gain Green-tech expertise from new LEC
- Join the KARIM network to access R&D capabilities from across Europe
- LEC's Graduate Consultancy Scheme helps Ugandan farmers adapt to climate change
- Lancaster University provides evidence to new UK emissions report
- Lancaster University Awarded Cyber Security Centre of Excellence Status
March 2012
- Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship Scheme
- Lancaster scientists to develop drought resistant crops
- Lancaster University at the Big Bang 2012
- Schools come to Lancaster University for National Science and Engineering Week
- International research and innovation centre planned with Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Researchers test for cattle disease link in Crohn's patients
- Lancaster researchers reach SET for Britain finals
- Student inventors seek funds to manufacture new products in China
February 2012
- Lancaster and Liverpool scientists to lead £9.8M eco-innovation centre
- Eco-toxicity: emerging pollutants and related regulation
- Scientists from China visit Lancaster
- Digital Learning Prize for Lancaster Student
- Festival brings the tropics to town
- Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships for Lancaster University Science and Technology students
- LEC research reveals true cost of a burger
- Lancaster University announces Anuj Bidve Memorial Scholarship
- Lancaster University signs research agreement with Myerscough College
January 2012
- Grasslands soils offer some insurance against climate change
- Touch Screen Democracy For The Twitter Generation
- Lancaster University shares in £1.8m for research into food security
- New forum to forge innovation between universities and industry
- LEC in China
- LEC student spends study abroad year working for NASA
- Inaugural UK-US Nuclear Facilities Workshop
- Radical changes in home heating needed to meet carbon targets
- New Years Honours for Science and Technology Staff
December 2011
- New Particle at the Large Hadron Collider Discovered by ATLAS Experiment
- UK-China Bridge project comes to Lake Windermere
- Lancaster Student is UK Winner of Global Digital Forensics Challenge
- Lancaster Students' Computer Game in World's Top 100
- Graduate Consultancy Scheme sees 160% increase in business engagement
- LEC hosts first international Smart Technology Showcase
- LEC Resident Company Makes Finals of High Growth Business 2011
- Inaugural Ogden Trust Physics Residential
- Northern universities launch industry innovation forum
- Lancaster student has been named the UK winner of the DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge
- On the trail of the Higgs boson
- Lancaster Science and Technology at The Big Bang 2012
- Sailor turns psychologist with the help of Lancaster University
- 'Tantalising, but not yet conclusive': physicists may have glimpsed mystery particle
- Computing Researchers Make Digital Scarecrow Documentary
- Windows Phone Camp comes to Lancaster
- Awards for outstanding engineering students
- Software To Help People With Dementia Wins £10,000 Award
November 2011
- £1.9M to Develop Technology for Social Change
- National award for Lancaster Physics Student
- Lancaster Announces New Department of Chemistry
- Prof Nick Hewitt (LEC) visits Buckingham Palace
- Lancaster University Ornithologist Honoured
- LEC leads food security and sustainable water debate
October 2011
- Digital Humanities project awarded €1.5m grant
- University expertise helps technology firm
- Developing strategies for living with uncertainty in animal disease management
- Rich underground life discovered at the poles
- Lancaster takes part in Antarctic lake mission
- Lancaster University Working Across Europe to Tackle Child Abuse
September 2011
- Event Reveals New Insights Into Businesses' Cyber Security Concerns
- Lancaster Engineering hosts nuclear conference
- New water quality science paves the way for improving river health in the UK
- Plant 'body clock' observed in tropical forest research
- Record number attend Physics Masterclass
- Lancaster receives European recognition for its plans to support researchers' career development
- Tropical biodiversity study finds no substitute for primary forests
- Aeroflex endows €1m wireless broadband laboratory in InfoLab21
- Facial Expressions Develop Before Birth
- Universities and Science Minister to Launch Research Collaboration
- Three year cycling and walking study finds image is an obstacle
- Unique InfoLab21 Project ISIS transforms over 100 businesses
August 2011
- Lancaster to lead £4m consortium for the creative economy
- Mummy's boys exist in bird families too
- Climate change forecasts flawed says new research
July 2011
- Experts Complacent About Network Attacks
- STOR-i DTC welcomes summer interns
- LEC research shows effects of World War Two bombing raids on weather
- Aurora Explorers
- £1.6m project to create social networking tool for travellers
- Lancaster expert welcomes new strategy on electric vehicle infrastructure
June 2011
- Science and Technology Taster Day 2011
- Flavour changing ghost particles could give clue to the origin of matter
- Village life transformed with online network
- Computing projects named as UK Research Councils' 'big ideas for the future'
- Cross-campus Team Wins University Prize
- CBE for Professor Bill Davies
- £1.45M grassland study to increase soil carbon and reduce greenhouse gases
- Space scientist in First Women Awards 2011
- Major Expansion Underway for Engineering at Lancaster
- A new approach for industrial collaboration
- A trans-national partnership with north west Europe
- N8 debate tackles ecosystem valuation with an online audience
May 2011
- Groups prevent street violence
- League table success for Science and Technology
- Success for Online Soil Carbon Debate
- Early career prize for Lancaster physicist
- Understanding peat's ability to trap methane bubbles
- Lancaster Professor on UK delegation to the World Summit on Micro and Nano Technology
- US Multinational Licenses InfoLab21 Software
- International Workshop on Chemical Risk Assessment and Environmental Management Successfully Convene
- Physicists to develop 'roadmap' for Graphene
April 2011
- LEC Researcher develops pain-free uterine disease detection
- Village Cricket Match To Broadcast Live Over The Internet
- Dr Guennadi Borissov Receives IOP Division Prize
March 2011
- Journalist Leads Workshop on Stats in the Media
- Pupils get hands-on in National Science and Engineering Week
- Lancaster Science and Technology at the Big Bang Science Fair
- Minister Launches Energy Lancaster
February 2011
- Predicting the Northern Lights with AuroraWatch
- Banned pollutants discovered off the African coast
- Lancaster hosts first UK-Japan workshop on graphene
- Award for Lancaster graduate's £3m biotech consultancy firm
- Lancaster Engineer Calls for Investment in Nanotechnology
- Lancaster involved in £400,000 project to understand 'Killer Electrons'
January 2011
- Mobile Phone Software To Help Keep Kids Safe
- Events for Schools in 2011
- LEC researcher featured in Nature article
- Science and Technology Graduate School Scholarships
- Marine Energy International Workshop at Lancaster
- Chemicals management in China
- Internship success for undergraduate students
- Lancaster physicist awarded prize
December 2010
- Lancashire STEM symposium - Did You Know?
- Lancaster physicist given a prestigious award by the Royal Society
November 2010
- Talented young engineer sponsored by Lancaster University
- Student Wins iPhone App Competition
- LEC deepens its relationships with prestigious Chinese partners
- LEC Researchers Take Part in China Talks
October 2010
- Lancaster report advises Government on nuclear new build
- A New Generation of Cyber Security Specialists
- Minister Impressed by Voice Your View technology
- Grassland management key to reducing poverty in China
- Protecting Children Online
- LEC Professor joins cream of North West Scientists
- Bicycle politics workshop success
- LEC consultants help reduce the carbon cost of weekly shop
- STOR-i welcomes new students
- Lancaster Partners receive Nobel Prize
- Environment Centre Launches Business Breakfast Club
September 2010
- Awards for Lancaster Engineering Students
- Test
- Launch of £6.5m study to reduce agricultural river pollution
- Global Food Security Meeting at Lancaster
- Engineering student shortlisted for prestigious award
- Spin-out company launches crowd-made graffiti
August 2010
- Northern Lights in the classroom
- Lancaster Environment Centre hosts meeting on ozone depletion and increased UV radiation
- Physics student shortlisted for prestigious Science award
- Two Funded PhD Studentships in the Centre for Chemicals Management
- LEC research on organic contaminants in the news
- Lancaster's New School of Computing and Communications
July 2010
- First ever dual degree programme between UK and Pakistani universities launched in Lahore
- STOR-i welcomes summer research interns
- InfoLab21 demos best practice to international community
- Lancaster exerts heavy research influence in environment and ecology
- Bill Davison wins RSC Sustainable Water Award 2010
- LRET Nuclear Engineering Lab Launched
- Mature graduates are first class
- Northern Lights talk by astrophysicist
- Success For First Faculty of Science & Technology Industrial Showcase
- BigDog Interactive Give High-Tech Gadgets The Vintage Look
- LEC researchers show that early humans occupied Britain over 800,000 years ago
- 'Twitter-like' Technology Could Make Cities Safer
- Carfree Cities conference for Energy Lancaster
- Mobile Phone Game Goes Global
June 2010
- Pupils to experience world-leading Science and Technology at Lancaster
- Scottish football fans more patriotic than English
- Scientists Dig Deep for Carbon Solution
- Funded PhD Studentship -The development of a passive water sampler for high-polarity cytotoxic drugs
- Next Generation Child Protection for Mobile Social Networking
- Water power secures future of historic watermill
- LEC carbon neutral PG Poster Days are a great success
- Emma Thompson Meets Lancaster Researchers
- Building a Cycling Culture
- Software Developers Tackle Child Grooming On The Net
May 2010
- Lecturer recreates hoopla game for trading standards
- Swapping gas guzzlers for green machines not enough to cut emissions says new report
- New green business harnesses skills from science and management
- Scientists find clue in matter-antimatter conundrum
- University to help SMEs exploit new manufacturing technology
- Carbon lifestyle guide published
- A new future unfolds for engineering student
- Young Scientist Award for physicist
- Postgraduate Admissions
- Schoolchildren explore flooding and climate change
April 2010
- Developmental advantage for baby swimmers
- Ideas Festival 2010
- Lancaster Graduate crowned Enterprising Young Brit
- Conference success for Lancaster statistics students
- Space storm studies win prizes for Lancaster scientists
- Soil erosion - the forgotten player in the global change
- Native British Bumblebees now available to UK fruit farmers
- Volcano Experts in the headlines
March 2010
- Lancaster Physicists To Analyse Fresh LHC Data
- Research shows rural exodus threatens the Amazon
- National Science and Engineering Week 2010
- Lancaster Graduate Students Win Place at World’s Largest Business Planning Competition
- Mobile Tech Teaching Partnership with Kazakhstan-British Technical University
- Researchers Tackle Global Food Crisis
- Royal Society Award for 'Unsung Hero' of Science
- Children Needed For Psychology Research
- Engineers Launch CO2 Report
- PG Engineering Student at 10 Downing Street
- LEC links with Brazil to develop research into tropical rainforest conservation.
- Cumbria Flood workshops Launched
February 2010
- International Marine Energy Workshop at Lancaster
- Queen Presents Prize to LEC Researcher
- School Children Get A Taste For Web Design At InfoLab21
- Lancaster Researchers talk sustainability with the Prince of Wales
- Lancaster Scientists share their knowhow with the BBC
- InfoLab21 Leads £3.24m Creativity Project
- 50th InfoTextX Issued
January 2010
- Lancaster Sweeps the Board at Middleware Conference
- Chinese Academy of Sciences to collaborate with Lancaster
- Researchers Developing Mobile Mind Games
- Lancaster's African armyworm project in the news
- University Fuels Economic Growth in Region
- Lancaster consortium wins new National Demonstration Test Catchment in the River Eden
December 2009
- New Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics and Operational Research
- Lancaster Shares in £2.72m Grant at MediaCityUK
- Lancaster Shares in a £4 Million Scholarship
- Bright Spark wins Engineering Prize
- Lancaster Scientists Take Part in Big Bang Experiments
November 2009
- Brain Communication Key To Dyslexia
- How Groups Prevent Violence: Analysing CCTV Footage of Night-time Violence
- Best Paper Award for Computing's Map Research
- Bursaries for Intelligent Robotic Systems
- LEC research awarded a Queen's Anniversary Prize
- Hong Kong calling for Lancashire Eco Companies
October 2009
- Record Intake of Doctoral Researchers at LEC in 2009
- £2 Billion Needed for Science to Help Feed the World
- Vice-Chancellor Celebrates Success of Lancaster/Sunway Graduates in Malaysia
- £9.2m for 'Advanced Manufacturing'
- 16.4m Awarded to Further Research Into Accelerator Science and Technology
- Lancaster Plant Science Wins THE Research Of The Year Award
- Thai Students Meet Lancaster Researchers
- Tropical Crop Research Prompts Air Pollutant Warning
- BEng/MEng Intelligent Robotic Systems
- Support for Eco-Innovation Goes Live
September 2009
- InfoLab21 Helps Fight Cyber-Crime
- Technology Helps Banish Safety Fears
- Solar Wind Streams Bring Space Scientists to The Lakes
- Physics Summer School Gets International Backing
August 2009
- InfoLab21 Strengthens Links With Top Malaysian University
- LEC student awarded UKERC PhD studentship.
- Lancaster Engineers Contribute to Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition
- New Postgraduate Certificate in REACH Compliance
July 2009
- Annual SETAC-UK Young Researchers Meeting
- Mountain Rescuers put 'Smart' Kit to the Test
- Nuclear Safety at the Centre of New Appointment
- Ozone Pollution Link to Drought-stricken Crops
June 2009
- LEC Professor receives ASPB award
- LEC Researchers to appear on Newsround
- Mobile Game Scoops Industry Prize for Innovation
- LEC researcher wins best publication award
- National Prize for Geography Student
- Visualising nanomaterials in environmental samples
- Natural Product Crop Protection Technology Licensed
- Postgraduate Poster Days in LEC
- Official Launch of the LANCS Initiative in Foundational Operational Research
May 2009
- Physicists Find Formula to Uncover Planet's Past
- Predicting Higher Risk for Prostate Cancer
- 'Dotty' Idea Scoops Royal Society Award
- Hull Flood Children to Tell Their Story
- Lancaster Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
- Graduate Consultant helps paper company implement environmental policy
- Grower of the year award for LEC honorary research fellow
- Invosoft Help Launch Scheme For Victims Of Brain Injury
- Lancaster University commits to reducing carbon emissions
- LEC Consultancy Pays Off For Hotel
- LEC Research to Feature on BBC National News
- Small Green Companies take on Big Export Challenge
April 2009
- Solar Silence is No Cause for Alarm, Say Space Scientists
- Lancaster University commits to reducing carbon emissions
- Government Praise For InfoLab21
- InfoLab21 Leads New Project To Make Public Spaces Safer
- LEC Hosts First Coastal Conference
- International Recognition for Lancaster's Coolest Lab
- LEC Scientists Feature in NERC's Planet Earth
- Students Energise Nuclear Ideas
March 2009
- BBC Newsround at InfoLab21
- New Masters Scholarships for Overseas Students
- San Francisco Beckons For Nokia Competition Winners
- Blood, Maths and Magic - Science and Engineering Week at Lancaster
February 2009
- Students Take Up Global Challenge
- First Live Link Up For 'Chernobyl' Town
- InfoLab21: Key Player In New Digital Communications Network
- Lancaster University and China link to help put food on the table
- Trust Funds Nuclear Decommissioning Scholarships
- LEC researcher quoted for work on crop contamination
January 2009
- National Dissertation Prizes for Geography Students
- £9.2m India-UK Research into Next Gen Networks
- New Funding for Space Research
- LEC Consultancy Pays Off For Hotel
December 2008
- RAE Success for Science and Technology
- Department of Physics ranked first in the UK for research
- Firefly Lights Up City Centre
- Geography teaching awarded 'Full Confidence' in PQR
- Christmas Conference 2008
- Scientists and Engineers for Britain's Future
- £400K Award to Help Develop Statistical Methodology for Early Phase Clinical Trials
- Nationwide Expansion For InfoLab21 Start-Up
- Alumnus Named as Top Researcher by Nature
- Award for University's Tourism Centre
- Chair in Nuclear Engineering and Decommissioning
November 2008
- Lancaster University Helps New 'Chernobyl' Town Go Online
- Research Finds Children Exposed To Lead Pollution
- Becky Toal of Crowberry Consulting named one of the Future 100 Young Entrepreneurs for 2008
- LEC Entrepreneur Promotes Recycling In Schools
- Lancaster Particle Detector Begins Journey to Japan for T2K Experiment
October 2008
- Animal Disease Study Launched
- Electronic Nose can sniff out Plant Disease
- Over Three-quarters of a Million for Marine Energy Research
- Encouraging Women in Science
- InfoLab21 Launches JobShop To Transfer ICT Skills Across The Region
- Lancaster Launch for Northwest Tidal Energy Group
- Outstanding Success at Engineering Awards
- Seed Treatment Discovery Could Cut Pesticide Use
- New Partnership With Mott MacDonald
- Launch of the SciTech Grad School
September 2008
- Lancaster Shortlisted For Times Higher Education Award
- Balloons and Rockets for Atmospheric and Space Studies (BRASS)
- Lancaster Shortlisted for Contribution to Innovation and Technology
- Aerospace Research Reaches Awards Final
- Lake Sediment Discovery
- InfoLab21 Company Helps Prevent Illegal File-Sharing
- Psychology Research to Help Detect Criminal Activity
- Lancaster Physicists Take Part in Big Bang Experiment
- New Joint Seminar Series
- Giant Wave Research Breakthrough
August 2008
July 2008
- Renewable Energy Conference Announced
- Environmental Companies Flourish at LEC
- InfoLab21 Features On BBC1
- A new dawn for sustainable agrochemicals?
- Boost to UK/Malaysian Research to Measure Forests' Impact on Climate Change
- Innovation buzz gets louder at Lancaster
- Professional training in environmental compliance management
- REACHing out to regional chemicals industry
- Student research into destructive weed
- Top Lake District business unveils alternative fuel strategy
- Schools Taster Day 2008
- School Takes Wave Power Challenge
- Engineering Students Design Lifeboat Rescue Beacon
- LEC Businesswoman Scoops Green Award
June 2008
- National Teaching Fellowship Scheme Winner
- Lancaster Students Unveil Race Car
- Top Bioscientist to Join Lancaster's Water Centre
- Universities Join the Fight to Protect Children Online
- InfoLab21 Students Scoop Vodafone & Nokia Competition
- Successful Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) Poster Days
- Research to Boost North West Hydro Power
May 2008
- Postgraduate Statistics Centre wins Architectural Award
- £2.3m for Lancaster University to Help Train Nuclear Graduates
- Big Chip Award For InfoLab21 Associate
- New Research Could Help Predict Major Volcanic Eruptions
- First Prize for Mobile Phone Developers
- Investigating False Memory in Children
April 2008
- New MSc in Biophotonics
- Industry Funding for Next Generation Mobile Interaction
- Lancaster Experts Advise Government on Flooding
- Low Temperature Physicist Scoops Young Scientist Prize
- Royal Society Training for Lancaster Scientists
- Forest fire research casts new shadow over the Amazon
- Jim Freer Joins 'HYdrological cycle in the Mediterranean Experiment' Team
- Environmental Science Workshops for Local Schools
- Research Contradicts Climate Change Sceptics
March 2008
- Let there be light - Lancaster Research in Nature Nanotechnology
- Next Generation Mobile Interactivity
February 2008
- National Postgraduate Statistics Centre Opened
- Halting Armyworm Rampage with Biological Pesticide
- Medical Students Inspire Schoolchildren
- New LEC staff to work in partnership with The REACH Centre
- Have Humans Brought About a New Geological Epoch?
- 'Smart Tags' for the Modern Workplace
- European Project to Shape Next Generation Internet TV
- Tomorrow's Climate, Today's Challenge
- £375k European Commission Grant for 3-D Circuit Research
- Flood Diary Study Launched
- University Research Cameras Capture Stricken Vessel
January 2008
- Learning comes alive with Tourism Centre
- Business Collaboration to Develop Clean-up Technique
- Success For Stem Cell Research Team
- £12m investment to boost Operational Research
- University and Lloyd's Register Educational Trust Unveils Nuclear-specialist Chair
December 2007
- Industry Teams Up with the Engineers of Tomorrow
- Lancaster Ultra-Low Temperature Group in Nature Physics
- Lancaster Scientists Contribute to New UK Centre for Zoonosis Research
- Lancaster Team wins Environment Competition
- LEC Pioneers Scheme to Reduce Carbon Footprint
- New MSc in Conservation Science
- Third PLC Moves in to Lancaster Environment Centre
- Aviation Security Expert Joins InfoLab21
November 2007
- Lancaster Leads the Way in Medical Physics
- 19th Century Weather Diaries Shed Light On Climate Change
- Artificial Personality Goes Clubbing
- LEC Masters Now Available Part Time
- Green Business Winners move into Environment Centre
- Lancaster University invests in Imagination
October 2007
- Lancaster Environment Centre Expands
- Three-quarters of a Million for Chair in Nuclear Engineering and Decommissioning
- Lancaster Hosts Big Event for Small Systems
- Girls Get Set for Science at InfoLab21
September 2007
- Leading the Way in the Visitor Economy
- NASA Joins Lancaster In Pioneering Space Workshop
- Secret History of Stalagmites
- Showcasing the Cutting Edge of Micro and Nanosystems
- Career Boost For Lancaster Environment Centre Students
- Retreating Glaciers Reveal Hidden Life
August 2007
- New N8 Centre to Bridge Medical Gap
- £25,000 Commercialising Research Competition
- Women Come First for Computing Department
- New Director for Environmental Informatics Centre
July 2007
- Lancaster Seals Pakistan Partnership
- Faculty VIP Day
- Faculty Visit Inspires Pupils
- Award for Physics Spin-out Company
- Green Lesson at South Lakes School
June 2007
- LEC Masters Course Opens Door to Conservation Work
- Cool Uni Visit for Sixth Form
- Postgraduate Opportunities in Engineering
- 'Magic' Bacteria Hope for British Farming
- Wireless Sensor Networks Event
May 2007
- New Degree To Tackle Climate Change
- Research Probes Possibility of Parkinson's Blood Test
- Artwork Is Out Of This World
- Fingerprinting for Lake Clues
- Royal Society President Opens Expanded Environment Centre
- Medical Physics launched at Lancaster
- Lunar Glass Sparks New Theory of Diamond Formation
April 2007
- InfoLab21 Spin-Out Company Signs Global Games Deal
- Maths Department Help for Local A-Level Students
- Do You Have A 'Green' Business Idea?
March 2007
- Staff Move Into New Wing of the Lancaster Environment Centre
- Faculty of Science and Technology Postgraduate Studentships
- International Audience for Mobile Games Expert
- Arctic Expedition to Investigate Chemical Pollution
- InfoLab21 Researchers At Westminster
- Crop Company Flourishes in Partnership with Lancaster Environment Centre
- Student Wins Science Ambassador Award
February 2007
- Sir Liam Donaldson Launches New Medical Facility
- Praise For The Graduate Academy
- UK Space Research Goes Online
- Computer 'Glue' Unlocks Next-Gen Technology
- Lancaster Scientist Joins NASA Mission To Understand Space Storms
January 2007
- Three Peaks in Three Days
- Lancaster Joins Nanotechnology Network
- £3.8m Grant for Particle Physics
- Lancaster Engineering Graduates Favoured
- Weather Station Marks 30th Anniversary
- Award-winning Student Takes to the International Stage
- Are You a Photologger or a Photolurker?
- Forgotten Tomato Heading for Home
- Lord Sainsbury Visits InfoLab21 and LEC
December 2006
November 2006
- Businesses Benefit from Eco-design
- New Director for North West Accelerator Science
- InfoLab21 Podcasts Now Online
- Nokia Award For InfoLab21 Students
- 'Outstanding' Engineer Awarded £800,000 Research Project
- Medical Student Praises the New Course at Lancaster
- New Zealand Honour for Lancaster Ecologist
- Jack Straw Praises InfoLab21 Collaboration
- InfoLab21 Part Of UK ASTRAEA Project To Enable UAV Access To Civil Airspace
- Lancaster Student Wins National Microsoft Award
- Chemistry Week at Lancaster
October 2006
- Kyoto Cooperation Agreement for Psychology Department
- Superb New Facilities for Sci-Tech Masters Courses
September 2006
- Lancaster Hosts Evolving Intelligent Systems Conference
- Official Opening for Particle Physics Institute
- Physics Experiments Filmed for BBC4
- £240,000 Grant to Develop the Next Generation of Electronics
- Location-Based Mobile Blogging Invented At InfoLab21
- Climate Change Honour for Young Scientist
- Two New Appointments at Medical School
- International Satellite Workshop
- New Research On the Effects of Drought
- Stem Cell Research
August 2006
- In Business with InfoLab21
- New Funding for Skin Cancer Research
- Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Scholarships Available for SMEs
- £1m Boost for Business in Blackpool
- Re-using Cow Eyes to Replace Animal Tests
July 2006
- City and University to Collaborate on Science Park Development
- Xerox Investment for Computing
- Headstart 2006 at Lancaster University
- InfoLab21 Company to Create Jobs
- LEC Scientists Help Firm win Queen's Award
- Getting a Headstart in Computing
- Science and Technology Taster Day a Success
- Science and Technology Taster Day
June 2006
- Environment Centre Forging Business Links
- International Honour for Low Temperature Physicist
- NuBlue are Lancashire's Big Chip
- Sustainable Uplands Conference
- Understanding Anaesthesia
- Sci-Tech PhD studentships available
May 2006
- Biology Students Present Work to MPs
- New Centre for Research in Human Development
- New Degree in Nuclear Engineering
- Solaris Wins Sustainability Project Award
- Computing Taster Week
April 2006
March 2006
- National Science Week Events
- African Sleeping Sickness Breakthrough
- Getting a Headstart in Computing
- Parasites Promote Biodiversity
- Royal Society Award for Geography Researcher
- Tropical Rainforest Research
- Faculty of Science and Technology Postgraduate Studentships
February 2006
- Environment Centre Working with Business
- Researcher Wins Nokia Accolade
- Bacteria Hope for Drought Crops
- Girls in Aerospace
- Aerospace Day takes Off
- Patricia Hewitt launches InfoLab21
January 2006
- 4.5 Million for Postgraduate Statistics Teaching
- Delivering Safe Food from Field to Plate
- Lancaster Launches New Centre for Medical Education
- Proteins Help Speed Up Disease Research
- Girls in Aerospace
- Students Take Up Green Business Placements
December 2005
- Engineering Appointment to Cockcroft Institute
- LEC Creates Focus for Knowledge Transfer
- Academy Prize for Engineering Lecturer
November 2005
- Lancaster Scientists Contribute to Hydrocephalus Research
- Lancaster Secures Technology Partnership
- Mobile Technology Brings Pacman to Life
- Campus Communications Leap Into the Future
- Thermal Images Give Thirsty Plants a Voice
October 2005
September 2005
August 2005
- Fast track PhD for BT Call Centre Expert
- Rivers and the British Landscape
- Geography Students Tackle Coastal Erosion
- LEC Appoints University's First Enterprise Fellow
May 2005
April 2005
January 2005
Latest News
Geography student sets up film company
It is well known that Geography graduates are highly employable and use their degrees in many different ways. One of the more unusual we have heard about recently is Lancaster geographer Greg Tomaszewicz who has set up his own Video Production Company - Lanor Productions.
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Fri 22 February 2013
Eco-innovation businesses invited to attend pioneering project launch
Ambitious North West SMEs keen to drive forward eco-innovative ideas and products are invited to a major event in Manchester on March 4.
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Thu 21 February 2013
First Science and Technology Business Partnerships and Enterprise Annual Report 2011-2012 available to download now
2011-2012 saw the development of a new theme-based strategy for Business Partnerships and Enterprise in Science and Technology. The seven interdisciplinary themes are: Advanced Manufacturing, Energy, Environment, Health and Human Development, Information and Communication Technologies, Quantum Technology and Security. Each theme has dedicated professional staff to work with businesses and source the expertise they need.
Tue 19 February 2013
Lancaster University Coffeemat Challenge won by Science and Technology student Seb
The concept of a new university website, complete with mobile application, to capture the campus social scene at a glance, earned an enterprising student an iPad.
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Tue 19 February 2013