The University of Lincoln, UK, has appeared in the QS World Subject rankings for the first time. The success recognises the University of Lincoln for their teaching and research relating to agriculture and forestry, placing it in the top 200 institutions in the world. The rankings consider institutions across...
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...
A new advanced training centre in agri-food robotics will create the largest ever cohort of Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) specialists for the global food and farming sectors, thanks to a multi-million pound funding award, it was announced today (Monday 4th February 2019). The world’s first Centre for Doctoral...
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...
The University’s Director of LIAT, Professor Simon Pearson, was interviewed by BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today to introduce a week of programmes shining a spotlight on agri-technology. Farming Today is the UK’s foremost radio show for farmers and food producers. Professor Pearson, who leads the Lincoln Institute for Agri-food Technology, featured on the...