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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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.

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Businesses invited to Net Zero showcase event at Lancaster University

Businesses from across the North West are invited to a special event celebrating innovative research that is helping drive economic growth while moving us towards a low carbon future.

Large-scale agriculture in the Brazilian Amazon

Amazon landscape change study highlights ecological harms and opportunities for action

A major study into landscape changes in the Brazilian Amazon sheds new light on the many environmental threats the biome faces – but also offers encouraging opportunities for ecological sustainability in the world’s most biodiverse tropical forest.

Left photo: researcher stood in fornt of solar farm Right photo: sheep in front of solar farm field

Solar Farms of the future – Lancaster research underpins new biodiversity guidance

Lancaster University researchers have helped to develop a new standard approach to assess how farms affect biodiversity.

Miranda Burke introduces speakers, Dr Heather Moorhouse talks about Ponds & Puppets

Blog: Pint of Science

Postgraduate researcher Miranda Burke talks about the excitement, challenges and learning she got from organising this year’s festival that takes science to the people.

Students of all genders sit on basalt rock columns

Top in the North West

Lancaster University is the best place in the North West to study Geography and Environmental Sciences, according to the Complete University Guide 2023.

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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.

Research Groups

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.

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