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 April 2019, the Lincoln Institute for Agri-Food Technology was delighted to host a two-day workshop for the Society of Geomorphologists (BSG) at the University of Lincoln’s Riseholme Campus. The event provided an opportunity for a network of geomorphologists to look at a new approach for river restoration, all...
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 Professor Simon Pearson will be delivering his Inaugural Professorial Lecture on Wednesday 13th February 2019. A précis of his talk, ‘The Future of UK Agriculture’: No one can avoid the impact of Agriculture. It creates the food we eat, is a cornerstone of the rural economy...
Scientists are creating a new smartphone app to help farmers tackle the pests destroying their crops, and it could soon have a major impact on the way information about the natural world is gathered, stored and accessed worldwide. The team of researchers from the University of Lincoln, UK, is...