News from 2015
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Lancaster statistician helping to develop new crime-fighting forensic techniques
Dr David Lucy is working with the Netherlands’ National Forensics Institute (NFI), to develop a method of working out how likely it is that glass fragments found on suspects came from crime scenes.
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Scientists discover new subatomic particle with four 'flavours'
Physicists have discovered a new elementary particle – the latest member to be added to the exotic species known as tetraquarks.
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Formula Student put through their paces at showcase event
As the Formula One season starts their testing , the Formula Student team and club hosted a showcase event on 17th February for their sponsors.
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Amazon forest fires burning out of control
Record breaking fires in the Brazilian Amazon have destroyed thousands of kilometres of protected forests, stripping them of biodiversity, killing wildlife and releasing tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere.
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New insight into graphene
Physicists have discovered how electrons travel through the novel 2D material graphene.
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Star astronomer joins Lancaster
David Sobral who discovered CR7 - the brightest distant galaxy in the Universe - has joined Lancaster University.
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Huge carbon stores under grasslands discovered
A nationwide survey by ecologists has revealed that over 2 billion (US) tons of carbon is stored deep under the UK’s grasslands, helping to curb climate change.
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New insight into graphene
Human-induced climate change increased the risk of severe storms like those that hit the south of England in the winter of 2013/14, causing devastating flooding and costing several people their lives.
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Lancaster University Engineering Department Sets Challenge for Local Sixth Form Students
Students from local Sixth Form Schools have recently been set a challenge by our Engineering Department.
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Materials Science conference to highlight business opportunities
Business leaders are invited to discover how new materials are changing the world and providing scientific and commercial opportunities.