News from 2014
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Free online course on food security
A new free “massive” online course explores how we can feed an extra two billion people by 2050.
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Wind power and a low carbon future
A Lancaster University professor has contributed to a key report published by The Royal Academy of Engineering into the future of wind energy in the UK.
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Cumbria Sixth Formers gain insight into research
PhD students at Lancaster University have been sharing their research skills with Sixth Formers from Cumbria.
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Eminent poet joins Lancaster University
Pulitzer Prize winner Paul Muldoon is to take up a Distinguished Professorship within the Department of English and Creative Writing from this September.
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Lancaster University and Booths team up to encourage greener eating
Academics at Lancaster University are working with regional retailer Booths to try to reduce shoppers’ carbon footprints.
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UK’s youth unemployment blackspots revealed
The UK’s youth unemployment crisis continues to leave almost one in five young people unable to find a job according to a report from Lancaster University’s The Work Foundation.
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Young high-flyers excel in national student business contest at Lancaster University
Some of the country’s top young talent have competed in the UK’s leading student business competition at Lancaster University.
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“Unbreakable” security codes inspired by nature
A revolutionary new method of encrypting confidential information has been developed by scientists at Lancaster University.
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Lancaster University welcomes sector economic impact report
Lancaster University welcomes a report by Universities UK that highlights the growing importance of the higher education sector to the UK economy.
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Praise for new website on African crop pest
The UK's Global Food Security Champion says a Lancaster University website about the African armyworm will help to combat the pest.