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Lancaster Environment Centre

We are a community of high-achieving students, world-class environmental researchers, government scientists and enterprises working together to address today’s biggest environmental challenges.

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Undergraduate Degrees

Begin your studies at Lancaster with a degree in one of our four study areas.

Biology & Biological Sciences

Ecology & Conservation

Environmental & Earth Sciences

Geography

Postgraduate Study

Study with the Graduate School for the Environment, which harnesses the power of three of the world’s foremost research organisations to give students the best possible chance of enjoying productive, impactful and influential careers.

Taught Masters Degrees

Masters by Research

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Current PhD Opportunities

Latest News

Wearing a white lab coat and blue lab gloves, Carola looks up at a large analytical machine while loading small glass vials into it

Collaborating with companies to analyse ‘novel’ trace pollutants

Environmental analytical chemistry companies are supporting Lancaster research to help to identify whether a new generation of flame retardants are damaging to humans and the environment.
Melting Arctic ice

Arctic warming will accelerate climate change and impact global economy

Carbon released into the atmosphere by the increasing loss of Arctic permafrost, combined with higher solar absorption by the Earth’s surface due to the melting of sea ice and land snow, will accelerate climate change – and have a multi-trillion dollar impact on the world economy.
Professor Mike Berners-Lee

Lancaster researcher in major new BBC climate change documentary

A researcher from Lancaster University’s Environment Centre is one of ten talking heads featured in a major BBC documentary presented by Sir David Attenborough this week.
The lights of the city and harbour of Nagasaki, Japan shining at night, in front of the two-pillar suspension bridge

Lancaster’s first partnership launched with a Japanese University

A bilateral partnership has been agreed between Lancaster University and the University of Nagasaki, with an initial focus on environmental sciences and student exchanges.
On the left, greenhouses and polytunnels, and on the right, space-age looking glass domes, all containing plants. In front of university office/apartment buildings

Biology at Lancaster - the first half century

Collaboration, a broad education and the freedom to follow what fascinates you, has created a world class environment for study and research, say the people who were here at the start.

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Research

Our research groups include a wide range of researchers from the natural and social scientists. They work in multi-disciplinary teams within, across and beyond these groups to help find solutions to the big global environmental challenges.

Atmosphere, Climate & Pollution

Critical Geographies

Earth Science

Ecology & Conservation

Environmental & Biogeochemistry

Geospatial Data Science

Plant & Crop Science

Political Ecology

Soil, Plant & Land Systems

Water Science

Research Challenges

Our research challenges provide a focus for our fundamental and applied research, ensuring our work helps provide the underlying knowledge needed to find effective solutions.

Agri-Food

Eco-Innovation

Sustainable Catchments

Tropical Futures

Upcoming Events

2nd May

DSNE Seminar: Paula Harrison

Thursday 2 May 2019, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
2nd May

Book Launch: 'The Graduate Code' by Dr Akanimo Odon

Thursday 2 May 2019, 4:00pm to 6:00pm
9th May

DSNE Seminar: Emilio Porcu

Thursday 9 May 2019, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
16th May

DSNE Seminar: Reto Schmucki

Thursday 16 May 2019, 12:30pm to 2:00pm
18th May

Fascination of Plants Day

Saturday 18 May 2019, 10:00am to 5:00pm

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