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

Zoology

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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Masters by Research

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Latest News

Brightly coloured satellite image of the Earth depicting atmospheric temperature differences

Urban food, African water, people power, networking

Discover how Lancaster Environment Centre researchers and their collaborators are responding to climate change as we explore some of today’s key climate questions at the COP26@ Lancaster University Festival.

The 100% electric bus on the Zero Carbon Tour

Electric battle bus to highlight Lancaster carbon cutting at global summit

Town, gown and local Lancaster businesses put on a showcase of their work towards net-zero when the ‘Zero Carbon Tour’ pulled onto Lancaster University campus this week en route to a major climate summit hosted by the UK - the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow.

L-R: Stateline Solar Park, Dr Alona Armstrong taking a soil surface measurement, Dr Alona Armstrong and Dr Rebecca R. Hernandez walking a soil surface transect, Creosote bush (Larrea tridentata), a dominant evergreen shrub found in the Ivanpah Valley, where Stateline PV Solar Park is located.

First evidence shows solar parks can cool surrounding land

Scientists using satellite technologies have discovered for the first time that large scale solar parks have a cooling effect on the land surrounding them.

Kneeling in a lawned garden area, Nigel Paul smiles to the camera in front of colleagues and a wheelbarrow of gardening tools

Plants, products and policy: a tale of the unexpected

Professor Nigel Paul’s career path proves that academic careers are often anything but predictable.

Steve Long smiles to the camera outside Lancaster Environment Centre

World leading

Distinguished Lancaster University professor is named world’s top expert in climate processes.

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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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