News from 2014
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Big data and biodiversity prize
A young Lancaster University researcher has won a prestigious international award for using big data methods to predict plant and animal species distributions
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New LEC director
New Director aims to cement the Lancaster Environment Centre’s reputation as the UK’s leading school of the environment
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Political Ecology
New Lancaster research group focusses on how people interact with the environment at a social, political and economic level
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Top ten again
Lancaster ranks in the UK top ten for Geography and Environmental Science in the fourth major league table this year.
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It’s not all about tigers and criminals – illegal wildlife trade responses need nuance
Responses to illegal wildlife trade need to be more nuanced and not only focused on high-profile species if we are to truly tackle the problem, say researchers.
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Lancaster University College, China
The first Environmental Science students have started studying at Beijing Jiaotong University (BJTU) as part of Lancaster’s latest initiative with China
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Environmental photography
A dramatic flooding image got a Lancaster University photographer shortlisted for the Environmental Photographer of the Year
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Tool to help solar park development
A ‘go-to’ guide is being developed to help the UK’s solar park community evaluate the ecosystem services provided by current and planned parks
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Meltwater ponds found in Antarctica
Scientists have monitored, for the first time, the evolution of meltwater ponds on the surface of a glacier in East Antarctica
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Every cloud has a silver lining
A Lancaster undergraduate’s dissertation on how rainfall patterns are changing, challenges conventional wisdom and lands him a coveted prize.