News from 2015
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Supporting eco-innovation in Africa
Commonwealth fellows study Lancaster University’s successful model of university-business partnerships to help find solutions to Africa’s environmental challenges
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Royal Society honours Keith Beven
Lancaster’s Professor Keith Beven becomes one of the first hydrologists to be made a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of science’s greatest honours
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Natural flood management could have made a ‘significant difference’ during Storm Desmond
Extensive natural flood management such as tree planting could reduce flooding even in extreme events like Storm Desmond, according to a new modelling study.
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A sustainable food supply chain
Scientists and Waitrose suppliers are coming together to share best practice to help create a sustainable global supply chain in fruit and veg
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Top Ten Again
Lancaster University is ranked 9th in the UK and top in the North West for Geography and Environmental Science by the Complete University Guide 2018
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New ‘innovation hub’ to help Lancashire businesses tap into £2 billion eco-innovation market
Lancaster University is paving the way for Lancashire firms to capitalise on the market for eco-innovation – estimated to be worth £2 billion to the regional economy.
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Knowledge exchange with a difference
Two Lancaster University researchers are helping to change the way academics work with the food industry to help us feed a growing population sustainably.
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What next?
Lancaster Environment Centre alumni offer top tips to students on how to find the right career path after graduation
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Businesses must do more to take action on soil, Lancaster sustainability expert argues in latest edition of Nature
Companies are unaware of the huge risks they face from soil degradation.
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Natural measures to prevent floods valuable but not ‘a silver bullet’, researchers say
Natural measures to manage flooding from rivers can play a valuable role in flood prevention, but a lack of monitoring means their true potential remains unclear, researchers say.