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

Biology

Ecology and Conservation

Environmental and Earth Sciences

Geography

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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.

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Latest News

Pongo the stolen orangutan: How law can heal, a new animated film, describes how these pioneering lawsuits could work. (Credit Jaclyn Schwanke)

New guideline for pioneering conservation lawsuits to protect wildlife

A pioneering initiative demonstrates how environmental law could help protect threatened species—including from illegal wildlife trade.

Data Science Institute - Co-Director Opportunity

The Data Science Institute is looking for a Co-Director as Jo Knight steps down.

The overlooked importance of urban soils

When we think about soils we often imagine wide expanses of rural farmland – but the growing importance of soils in our towns and cities needs to be better understood, a new paper highlights.

Floating solar farms could help reduce impacts of climate change on lakes and reservoirs

Floating solar farms could help to protect lakes and reservoirs from some of the harms of climate change, a new study suggests.

Nigel Watson standing on the shore of Morecambe Bay in the sunshine

Improving water quality after Brexit

The UK should re-think the way it assesses and manages river water quality following our exit from the EU, a Lancaster University professor tells an influential committee of MPs.

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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.

Agri-Food

Eco-Innovation

Sustainable Catchments

Tropical Futures

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.

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

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LEC Seminars 2020-2021 - live online!

Wednesday 10 February 2021, 1:00pm to Wednesday 16 June 2021, 1:45pm

21st Apr

LEC Seminar Online: Dr Katie Woolaston 'A Critical Analysis of the Links between Biodiversity and Pandemic Prevention in International Environmental Law'

Wednesday 21 April 2021, 9:15am to 10:00am