Lancaster Environment Centre

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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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An elevated view of Windermere on a sunny day with a misty horizon

‘Big Windermere Survey’ reveals one-day snapshot of water quality in iconic lake and its catchment

Scientists have published the results of the biggest ever citizen science survey examining the water quality of Windermere – England’s largest natural lake.

Task force sets out to ensure construction doesn’t ‘cost the earth’

Each year in the UK millions of tonnes of one of our most precious non-renewable resources – soil - ends up in landfill as a result of construction activities.

New research uses people-powered panel to show government how to save energy in UK homes

Lancaster University researchers have launched the results of a new citizens’ panel project which aims to inform government of the policies, support and incentives homeowners need to lower emissions and save money on energy bills.

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Much of the clothing given to Lancaster charity shops ends up in landfill

Lancaster district residents generate more than a million kilograms of clothing waste each year, which is often shipped abroad for disposal, according to a prizewinning graduate.

Montage: in the centre Professor Kirk Semple smiles to the camera, between images of the inside and outside of Lancaster Environment Centre

New LEC Director – from soil microbiology to multidisciplinary collaborations that make a positive difference

Bringing people together across disciplines and continents and giving everyone a voice to support sustainable, resilient and equitable futures, is the ambition of the Lancaster Environment Centre’s new director.

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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.

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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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