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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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.

Fish swimming around a coral reef in Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea

Classic energy theory fails to explain coral distribution across depth

Coral species richness at different depths is unrelated to energy availability, according to a new study analysing diversity across an Australasian reef.

And arctic icebreaker ship - white decks and blue hull - with orange lifeboat and a variety of cranes and high tech equipment. In the foreground scientists in black and yellow high-visibility wear are on the ice taking samples with a variety on equipment

Blog: Adventures on an icebreaker doing Arctic science

Jack Garnett describes the wonder of a 3-week scientific expedition to the Arctic collecting samples for his PhD research into the impact of human-made pollutants in this remote region.

Daylight not rain most important for Africa ‘green-up’ phenomenon

Contrary to popular belief, seasonal rains are not the most important factor for starting the growth cycle of plants across Africa.

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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

13th Nov

LEC Seminar: "Interdisciplinary research on the collaborative governance of river basins: linking social and ecological indicators"

Wednesday 13 November 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

14th Nov

Seminar: "The role of scientific evidence in law enforcement for land & forest fire cases in Indonesia" by Professor Bambang Hero

Thursday 14 November 2019, 1:00pm to 2:00pm

19th Nov

ISF Breakfast Briefing - Co-developing reflexive adaptation in socio-ecological governance

Tuesday 19 November 2019, 9:30am to 10:30am

26th Nov

ISF Breakfast Briefing - Simulating future international crises: the shadow of networked nationalism in China

Tuesday 26 November 2019, 9:30am to 10:30am

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