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

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Ecology and Conservation

Environmental and Earth Sciences

Geography

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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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L-R: Leonid Ponomarenko; Mohamed Kheireddine; Steve Long; Nick Graham; Mariana Rufino

Lancaster researchers listed among world’s most influential

From research into coral bleaching to ‘wonder material’ discoveries, work by five Lancaster University academics has seen them named Highly Cited Researchers 2019, according to the list from the Web of Science Group, released today.

A recently deforested area of the Amazon

Amazon deforestation and number of fires show summer of 2019 not a ‘normal’ year

The fires that raged across the Brazilian Amazon this summer were not ‘normal’ and large increases in deforestation could explain why, scientists show.

Professor Bambang Hero Saharjo, who is Indonesia’s lead expert witness on environmentally catastrophic peatland fires, was awarded the 2019 John Maddox Prize for his courage and integrity in standing up for sound science in the face of harassment, intimidation, and law suits.

Science in the Court: forest fires expert ‘criminalised for presenting evidence’ welcomed at guest lecture

Lancaster University will welcome a courageous scientist and recent winner of the 2019 John Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science this week.

Grinning student Harriet Sleight sits on Skomer Island in the sunshine among a landscape of short grass and seabird burrows holding a very fluffy grey Manx Shearwater chick

Award for researching seabirds and soil

A dissertation project on the impact of burrowing seabirds on island soil and vegetation is highly commended in the Global Undergraduate Awards this week.

Lancaster researcher takes leading role in UK Climate Assembly

A Lancaster University Professor in Practice is taking a leading role in the Climate Assembly UK.

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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

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LEC Seminars Oct-Dec 2019

Wednesday 2 October 2019, 1:00pm to Wednesday 18 December 2019, 2:00pm

26th Nov

Global Futures - Food and the City

Tuesday 26 November 2019, 4:00pm to 6:00pm

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