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Public lecture on Mineral Depletion, Economic Growth and Climate Change
Professor Ugo Bardi, of the Club of Rome, and author of Extracted: How the Quest for Mineral Wealth is Plundering the Planet, will be giving a public lecture next week.
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Debates around sex industry based on ‘sexist stereotypes’, says report
More than a third of UK escorts advertising on a prominent website identify as male or trans, with more than two-thirds advertising to women, according to new research that paints a surprising picture of the UK sex industry.
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Chinese research investment for North West companies
Four North West businesses have received research and development funding from a Chinese government body.
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Palliative care expert informs new Quality of Death Index
A Lancaster researcher has been a key advisor on the new Quality of Death Index, published today by the business information arm of the Economist magazine.
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Lancaster academics named HR top thinkers
Professor Stephen Bevan and Professor Michael West have been voted in the top 20 of HR Magazine’s ‘Most Influential Thinker 2015’ list.
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World’s first global tree density map
The number of trees on the planet is around 3.04 trillion – a much larger number than previously thought, according to researchers publishing in Nature.
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New tool sheds light on how digital technologies are breaking down traditional life boundaries
A new online tool has been developed by UK university researchers to help people to understand how technology is affecting their lives.
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Engineering Building shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s Better Public Building Award
Lancaster University’s new Engineering Building has been nominated for the Prime Minister’s Award, the highest accolade of the British Construction Industry Awards.
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National Centre for Research and Evidence on Security Threats launched
Lancaster University is to lead the UK’s new centre for the development and use of economic and social science research to understand, mitigate and counter security threats.
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Lancaster University and Nettitude agree strategic cyber security research partnership
Lancaster University has agreed a strategic research partnership with Nettitude – a leading provider of cyber security services. The partnership will signal a range of collaborations, including joint research projects that will help to develop the knowledge and technologies needed to combat cybercrime.