On 3 March 2020, the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT) will hold its second knowledge and innovation event for farmers at the Buckminster Estate, Grantham. Attendees will be able to witness a cultivation field trial by award-winning agricultural engineer and agronomist, Phillip Wright. Guest speakers from the University...
The UK’s first global centre of excellence in agri-robotics research will be created at the University of Lincoln, with the announcement of significant Government grant funding today (Thursday 13th June 2019). Lincoln Agri-Robotics will be established as a major new research centre bringing together world-leading expertise in robotics, artificial...
In March 2019, a group of MSc students from the Agri-food Technology programme were given the opportunity to go on a field trip to see the world’s first underground farm as part of their studies at the University of Lincoln. During the day trip, students also attended the Fresh...
The new EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Agri-Food Robotics at the Universities of Lincoln, Cambridge and East Anglia is looking for enthusiastic, talented students to join its new 4-year programme. It offers fully funded places available for UK/EU students with 3 years’ UK residency to conduct their PhD studies in a vibrant and research-intensive environment. For more...
The latest instalment of the LIAT Breakfast Briefing series is titled, ‘Who Pollinated Your Breakfast?’, with guest speakers from the University’s School of Life Sciences, the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Greater Lincolnshire Nature Partnership and Vine House Farm. There are also 3 BASIS CPD Points available for all attending the...
The University of Lincoln’s Institute for Agri-food Technology (LIAT) is to host a learning and development seminar run by local agronomy services business, Assured Agronomy, on Tuesday 19th February 2019. Topics of discussion will centre around the future of farming and changes in agriculture as the UK moves away...