News from 2015
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Report exposes Southeast Asia’s illegal orchid trade
A thriving and illegal trade in Southeast Asia’s threatened and rare orchids is going largely unnoticed in Thailand and across its borders, according to a new report.
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Lancaster University at the heart of UK-China food security research
Soil Scientists from the UK and China are meeting this week to discuss how they can work together to help improve food security.
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Invention of forge-proof ID to revolutionise security
Scientists have discovered a way to authenticate or identify any object by generating an unbreakable ID based on atoms.
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Businesses urged to tap into science and technology young talent
Businesses are being urged to benefit from the technical knowledge and fresh ideas of leading students.
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Lancaster Physics on BBC News: 'Nano-scale 'fingerprint' could boost security'
Scientists have discovered a way to authenticate or identify any object by generating an unbreakable ID based on atoms.
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Lancaster winner of the UK ICT Pioneers contest 2015
A Lancaster student has won a national competition for the excellence and commercial potential of his ICT related research.
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Funding kick-starts science and technology innovations
Cancer treatments, educational Minecraft software and space weather monitors are just some of the Lancaster University science and technology research and development projects being backed by a £50,000 innovation fund.
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Major engineering firm helps support student careers
A major UK company, Mott MacDonald, has rewarded two Lancaster students’ commitment to nuclear engineering with the gift of scholarships.
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Engineering Building wins prestigious award
Lancaster University’s new Engineering Building is the winner of a British Construction Industry award.
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Cats’ eyes provide solution for looking inside nuclear reactors
Engineers have drawn inspiration from the eyes of cats to create a new camera that can see radiation coming from nuclear reactors – boosting safety, efficiency and helping during nuclear disaster emergencies.