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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Ranked 2nd in the UK for the real-world impact of environmental research

The research carried out by the Lancaster Environment Centre (LEC) makes a real difference to people’s lives, according to the results of the UK Government’s research excellence framework (REF).

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Helping nature and people thrive in our cities

Five projects are launched to study the connections between the quality of urban green spaces and our health and wellbeing.

Prestigious honour for Lancaster Professor

A Lancaster University Professor is to receive a prestigious honour by one of the UK’s leading learned societies.

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Brazilian carnival comes to Lancaster

Lancarnaval - a Brazilian style carnival celebration – is being held in Lancaster this weekend, thanks to a group of Brazilians who came to Lancaster University to work or study.

A laughing man, kneeling in front of a birdwatching telescope with binoculars over his shoulder, offers food from his hand to a group of ducks

Protecting wildlife through film

A Lancaster undergraduate has ambitions to be the next David Attenborough or Simon Reeve, using documentaries to help protect wildlife by connecting people with nature.

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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.